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LPFA: LGPS consolidation is suboptimal
Any large-scale move to consolidate the 99 constituent members of the UK’s £180 billion Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) would be suboptimal, according to Mike Taylor, chief executive of the London...
Greater transparency over The Pension Regulator’s (TPR) move to block a deficit reduction deal by the Reader’s Digest Association (RDA) pension fund scheme – forcing the company into insolvency –...
Unless steps are taken now to redesign the payout policies of underfunded pension schemes, young members of mature funds run the risk of receiving no benefits when they retire, according to research by...
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UK LGPS could become PAYG
Unless radical increases in pension contributions are made by local authorities, the widening deficit in the £190 billion Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) may force it to become pay-as-you-go (PAYG), according to Professor Andrew Clare of London’s...
Effective collateralisation strategy key to longevity swap market development...
Establishing an effective and transparent approach to collateralising longevity swaps is key to the effective development of a liquid market in these financial instruments, according to leading figures in the UK pension sector. Speaking in a roundtable...
Against the grain
Pension fund performance in 2008 was appalling, with funding levels plunging across the globe – but some schemes sidestepped a funding crisis by focusing on effective risk management.
Reader’s Digest insolvency ‘domino effect’ fears
The controversial rejection of a pension deficit funding deal between publishing company the Reader’s Digest Association (RDA) and the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) by the UK’s Pensions Regulator, which forced Reader’s Digest into administration,...
Ceiops: Basel II and Solvency II can diverge on pension issue
Moves to force banks to account for pension scheme deficits as part of their core Tier I capital will not necessarily be included in Solvency II, despite the recent push for cross-sectoral regulatory consistency, the Committee of European Insurance and...
Novation issues to give L&G head start in longevity swap markets
The problems facing pension funds that want to novate – or alter – their longevity swap arrangements as part of a subsequent buyout gives established players such as Legal & General a distinct advantage, according to Simon Gadd, managing director...
UK’s pension regulator warns over longevity swap lock-ins
Provider lock-in and inappropriate contracts may make it difficult for pension schemes entering into longevity swap deals to move to a full buy-in further down the line, the UK’s pensions regulator has warned. Simon Wasserman, senior actuary with...
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