Tag Archives: TPR

Can we repurpose the employer covenant adviser?

Not so long ago, any pensions award ceremony had a category to “recognise” the employer covenant adviser whose job it was to tell the trustees the likelihood of an employer going bust. The Pensions Regulator went through a phase when  … Continue reading

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What does the Government really have in mind for the PPF?

As the FT reported yesterday, the Treasury appears to be mulling over breathing fire back into DB by converting the PPF into a means for the sponsors of small and struggling DB schemes to offload their schemes. This would mean … Continue reading

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PPF to the rescue! Could Britain’s £40bn lifeboat put pensions back to work?

In a move that gets the thumbs up from this blogger, the FT report the Treasury eying up the Pension Protection Fund to take on assets and liabilities of smaller and weaker DB pensions , stuck at the back of … Continue reading

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DC consolidation slows , Cinderella sits by the fire.

The Corporate Adviser Intelligence on GPP and mastertrusts is back for 2023 and a very good read it makes. The headlines are in the infographic above and I intend to dig down behind several of these metrics in blogs to … Continue reading

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Scorched earth pricing could leave DC master trusts infertile

A new threat to Government plans to upgrade DC pension plans through investment in productive finance has emerged. Hymans Robertson has proposed a “10-10 and 10” strategy to get our pensions working as hard as we do. “If you are … Continue reading

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Even the best can be beaten by pensions

I remember my Shoot annual having a feature on great goalies – “even the best can be beaten” was a line I adopted for myself as I stood between the sticks for my school. This picture – from a 1965 … Continue reading

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Has it really come up roses for UK’s private sector DB schemes?

The rosier funding position for UK private sector DB schemes marks a massive shift from 2019, when there were 3,089 schemes in deficit and 2,361 schemes in surplus, according to the PPF index. — Josephine Cumbo (@JosephineCumbo) May 9, 2023 … Continue reading

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Forget the doors, we need new stables – FCA and TPR’s LDI guidance

I doubt that any conversation surrounding TPR and FCA’s guidance on managing LDI will not reference stable doors, horses, creaking hinges or boults. Being wise after the event is something we are all very good at, being wise before the … Continue reading

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PMI DC and master trust symposium -a welcome anchor!

I got a surprise but most welcome last minute acceptance to this event, having been on the waiting list. The event was a sell-out with well over 200 delegates, a healthy exhibition and a day long event that kicked off … Continue reading

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Will British Steel lessons fuel retirement income review reforms?

Stephen Lowe of Just clearly thinks that the redress project that is going ahead for British Steelworkers ill-advised to leave their pension scheme has focused minds at the FCA on the need for  income in retirement. Citywire reports  Lowe as … Continue reading

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