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DB to DC transfers: supporting members
This paper details the pitfalls of an unsupported DB transfer process, explores how sponsors and trustees can provide better support and outlines what sponsors and …
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DB to DC transfers: the current landscape
In the first in a series of articles, we take a look at the DB transfer landscape from the viewpoint of DB schemes and the member adviser market and give some thoug…
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Proposed changes to RPI: What it means for DB pension schemes
Want to know how you can be better prepared for when The UK Statistics Authority changes the way RPI is calculated? Our latest paper explains and simplifies this co…
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FTSE 350 pensions: liability management under the spotlight
For most FTSE 350 companies, the DB pensions endgame may be several years away, but there is still a need to put a clear strategy in place now to ensure the journey…
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Preparing investment strategies for the FTSE 350 endgame
Investment strategies must evolve if companies are to avoid risk to their DB pension scheme ambitions. Discover the key recommendations from our latest research int…
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Where are FTSE 350 companies on the endgame journey?
Over 2019, market changes have resulted in an increase in the aggregate deficit - for many, this will push out the timescales to buyout. This highlights the importa…
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FTSE 100 dividends vs. deficit contributions
With the DB regulatory regime once again under review, the disparity between payments to shareholders and those paid to close pension scheme deficits will once more…
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Big schemes – DB pensions heading for the endgame
Barnett Waddingham’s annual analysis of DB schemes in the UK (with assets over £1bn) is now available. As the only research of its kind, it highlights the continued…
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Exploring European companies with UK schemes
This survey relates to constituent companies of the Dutch AEX, French CAC40, German DAX, Spanish IBEX, Italian FTSE MIB and Scandinavian OMX share indices that have…
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The FTSE350 pensions turning point: 2018
After a number of difficult years, our 8th annual report on the pension provision of the FTSE350 shows that 2017 is hoping to be the turning point for the defined b…