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How trustees can help members determine the best options at retirement
Trustees of defined benefit (DB) pension schemes face a quandary. How can they best help members make good decisions when it comes to accessing their pension bene...
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Expanding the investment toolkit: Buy-ins
Large funding deficits and low yields have meant that annuities haven’t been considered a suitable asset over the last decade. However, that picture is changing, ...
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The long and winding road of GMP equalisation
Many schemes are addressing the short-term issues around GMP equalisation, but benefits must be adjusted and put in place for members of the scheme.
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Superfunds: a new alternative to buy-outs?
Trustees must consider a number of factors when considering a superfund transaction. It is not just a way of bringing forward your endgame, says Barnett Waddingha...
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Risk: This time it’s personal
Managing the risks is just as important in DC as it is in DB. By using the right kind of risk measures, we can focus on investment strategies on the end goals tha...
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A new tax year, a new Lifetime Allowance and many members will still be breaching it
A look at the new Lifetime Allowance (LTA) and how to avoid being caught. We explain how schemes an their members can navigate their way through the pension tax m...
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Mid-life MOTs and the challenges of an ageing population
By mid-2017, the UK population was estimated to be the largest it’s ever been and is expected to continue rising. As well as increasing in size, the ageing popula...
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DC pension schemes: managing life in a goldfish bowl
Trustees of defined contribution (DC) pension schemes are facing ever increasing responsibilities not only to their members but, of course, the Regulator, says Ba...
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Climate Change Risk – what now?
You must have heard about Climate Change lately – it has made an appearance in various publications from the PRA, FCA and EIOPA. Here at BW, we’ve been giving it ...
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Bulk annuity: preparation is the key to success
Schemes seeking the best engagement from the bulk annuity market must prepare carefully and pay attention to how they present themselves to insurers, says Barnett...