Higher education services
Over 20 years of expert consultancy to the higher education sector
The past few years have been a time of fast-paced change in the Higher Education (HE) sector and Barnett Waddingham have been at the forefront of addressing some of these changes.
Our HE team, led by Paul Hamilton, Partner and Head of Higher Education, have built a reputation for our ability to identify key challenges and help our clients respond to these promptly.
Our HE specific experience stretches over 20 years and includes advice across a top-tier client list, spanning the UK and including both Russell Group and post-92 universities.
The team is superbly equipped to advise scheme trustees and institutions on defined benefit and defined contribution matters ranging from:
- pension scheme funding and investment
- handling administration smoothly and efficiently
- applying state of the art technology to support these schemes
- risk management
- staff well-being
- and pension tax matters.
Our expertise extends across multiple areas:
We also advise on nationwide schemes and extensively on DC pension schemes.
For any further information on any of these areas, please contact our team below, who will be happy to discuss any of these in more detail.
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For more information about the independent, expert services we provide in this area, speak to our team today.
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USS Valuation – time for a shift in mindset
This year’s valuation feels to me like another instalment of previous discussions; another year of dashed hopes for improved fu…
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Pensions in independent schools: do the TPS costs add up?
This blog looks back on the year since the Government’s decision to increase the required school contributions for the Teachers…
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Covid-19 – central bank and government stimulus
The focus these past few days has been on the various stimulus measures central banks and governments have been offering in an …
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Survey of universities’ disclosures: accounting for pension costs
Barnett Waddingham explore the assumptions adopted by UK universities to determine their pension liabilities for accounting pur…
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Independent schools pensions: considerations for phased withdrawal
In this briefing note, we explore what the Phased Withdrawal option might mean for independent schools, noting that there will …
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Survey of universities’ disclosures: accounting for pension costs
Looking at the significance of schemes in the context of universities’ overall finances, we explore the assumptions adopted by …
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Covid-19 and future life expectancy: what next?
Covid-19 has led to the biggest annual fall in UK mortality improvements for nearly a century. This webinar will work through t…
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Covid-19: the impact on General Insurance capital
In this webinar we’ll be discussing the potential effects of Covid-19 on capital — focussing on how the 2022 planning process c…
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LGPS accounting: key considerations for March 2021
This webinar can help Funds and employers get to grips with the key topics surrounding this year's LGPS 31 March 2021 accountin…
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University Accounting Survey
This is our eighth annual survey of the assumptions adopted by UK universities for determining the value of their pension liabi…
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University Accounting Survey
This is our seventh annual survey of the assumptions adopted by UK universities for determining the value of their pension liab…
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University Accounting Survey - July 2014
This is our sixth annual survey of the assumptions adopted by UK universities for determining the value of their pension liabil…
