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    Take control of risk with confidence

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    Are we taking too much credit? Pension risks explained

    Discover the impact of low credit spreads on pension schemes and how de-risking strategies and funding targets might need adjustment.

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    Breaking news: TPR publishes draft Funding Code of Practice

    The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has published its long-awaited second consultation on a revised Funding Code of Practice for Defined Benefit (DB) pension schemes.

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    Strong growth and client demand sees BW open new office in Guildford

    Following significant growth due to client demand, Barnett Waddingham (BW) the UK’s largest independent provider of actuarial, administration and consultancy servic…

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    DB pensions: decision-making

    How has decision-making evolved and how can efficiency and effectiveness be maintained in the new virtual environment?

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    Almost 25% of trustees are not sure what their long-term strategy is yet

    Barnett Waddingham, the UK’s largest independent provider of actuarial, administration and consultancy services, delves into the concerns and challenges pension sch…

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    Solving clients’ problems through free-thinking

    BW’s head of actuarial consulting, Paul Houghton and head of DC consulting, Mark Futcher talked to Pensions Age about our second win in a row – and our why.

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    The confidence gap between sponsors and schemes

    In this blog we highlighted concerns around the relationships between trustees, sponsors and advisors. We need to bridge the gap when it comes to the working relati…

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    Renowned scheme actuary joins Barnett Waddingham to bolster growth of large pension scheme clients

    A renowned actuarial specialist, Ali Tayyebi has joined Barnett Waddingham as Partner to further enhance the team advising the firm’s growing number of large pensio…

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    Trustees' false confidence in long-term planning suggests pension scheme strategies are not fit for purpose

    According to new research by Barnett Waddingham, nearly all pension schemes, 92%, claim to be confident in the next stage of their scheme’s development, however wea…

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    Ready or not - is your pension scheme up to the challenge?

    Pension trustees face a considerable challenge to make the right decisions at the right times to deliver a high performing scheme, while protecting the best interes…

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