Tag Archives: buy-out

LCP finds partners to auto-cleanse pensions data

Posted on March 23, 2023 by henry tapper

LCP has clubbed up with Transunion, the credit checker and Digidentity the digital identity verifier to work out better ways to get scheme data ready for buy-out and/or display on pension dashboards. It is also pretty important in paying them! … Continue reading →

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Are you suffering from Premature Buy-Out?

Posted on March 8, 2023 by henry tapper

This is the testimony of a member of a defined benefit pension scheme.  It’s anonymous but none the worse for that. Anyone who is in a corporately sponsored defined benefit pension plan should be considering the implications of their scheme … Continue reading →

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How pension schemes are challenging “Status Quo” bias.

Posted on December 7, 2022 by henry tapper

    Yesterday’s four hour Zoom Conference on the  @Challenges & Opportunities for DB Pension Schemes  in the New Environment” was unusual in having virtually no pension consultants and instead a large number of trustees and executives from DB pension schemes. … Continue reading →

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Trains that accelerate into termini, risk hitting the buffers.

Posted on December 6, 2022 by henry tapper

I’m pleased that the important SG Pensions conference this afternoon is now promoting its  subtitle “Challenges & Opportunities for DB Pension Schemes in the New Environment”. Defined benefit schemes are in rude health providing decent pensions to fire workers, teachers, … Continue reading →

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Who’ll benefit from easing insurer’s capital requirements?

Posted on September 22, 2022 by henry tapper

NEW: UK Govt says it’s “committed” to ensuring the insurance regime remains a “safe home” for people’s pensions. but also that UK insurers “remain internationally competitive”. Govt was responding to a written question on the impact of Solvency2 reforms.https://t.co/FuwkoouYOR — … Continue reading →

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Who owns the Bristol Water pension surplus? Steelworkers take note!

Posted on April 26, 2022 by henry tapper

I hear that the very well-informed MP, Stephen Timms, who chairs the Work and Pensions Select Committee, is on to Bristol Water’s claim on the £12.1m surplus that is estimated to be left over after the scheme is bought out … Continue reading →

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Why pensions need a shift from a deficit to a surplus mindset.

Posted on March 29, 2022 by henry tapper

This blog is written as a tribute to Stefan Zaitschenko whose positive mindset has meant that his fellow pensioners have been awarded a bonus of £57m. Stefan thinks positively about pensions and is an example to us all. From deficit … Continue reading →

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Superfunds and COVID-19

Posted on August 3, 2020 by henry tapper

In a very good overview of superfunds, Jo Cumbo and the FT explain the new option available to the 5000+ employers sponsoring DB schemes on what Guy Opperman calls their spectrum of choice. Jo makes clear that superfunds are not … Continue reading →

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Insuring too much for living too long

Posted on January 18, 2017 by henry tapper

I went to an interesting debate this morning about the DB deficit crisis (what crisis?). A number of interesting things emerged, such as a statement that a pension scheme cannot get a real return on its investments. I looked at … Continue reading →

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