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Briefing
DB Scheme Funding - where do we go from here?
Our recent survey suggested that trustees are engaged with TPR guidance but are still getting to grips with how to implement risk management. We discuss some of the…
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Briefing
Current Pensions Issues - Summer 2017
Our latest edition of Current Pensions Issues includes an overview of TPR's annual funding statement, Conservative manifesto policies following the snap general ele…
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Briefing
Current Issues in Pensions Financial Reporting - 30 June 2017
Our June 2017 Current Issues in Pensions Financial Reporting newsletter details the key financial assumptions required for determining pension liabilities under the…
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Briefing
Buy-outs and buy-ins - Summer 2017
It has been a steady start for the UK bulk annuity insurers in the first part of 2017. For schemes considering a partial transaction, pensioner pricing continues to…
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Briefing
Current Issues in Pensions Financial Reporting - 31 March 2017
Our March 2017 Current Issues in Pensions Financial Reporting newsletter details the key financial assumptions required for determining pension liabilities under th…
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Briefing
Spotlight on Longevity: Mortality improvements – does one size fit all?
The CMI Model is calibrated to data for the general population but is typically applied to pensioner or annuitant portfolios. These have different mortality rates a…
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Briefing
Buy-outs and buy-ins - Spring 2017
Final reporting from the insurers for 2016 confirmed a flurry of activity in the last quarter of the year, with a significant amount of transactions completed. This…
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Briefing
Current Pensions Issues Winter / Spring 2016-17
The latest edition of Current Pensions Issues includes an overview of the DWP's Green paper on security and sustainability in DB schemes, The DWP's consultation on …
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Briefing
Master Trust Schemes
This briefing note considers workplace defined contribution (DC) pension provision delivered through master trust schemes – explaining why they are being increasin…
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Briefing
Benefact 2016: news on pensions and business risks in the Charities and Not-for-Profit sector
In this issue of Benefact, we discuss employee engagement, investment of charitable assets, Integrated Risk Management and employer covenant, DB pension schemes, an…