Pensions

Calculating the risk on defined benefit pensions
Pensions

Calculating the impact of risk on defined benefit pensions

Trustees and sponsors are fully aware that legislation allows them to embrace a degree of risk for funding. Indeed, the funding plans for almost all defined benefit (DB) schemes will have some exposure to coven...

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Broadstone has acquired specialist IPMI and employee benefits consultancy – 3HR Benefits Consultancy

Broadstone, one of the UK’s leading employee benefits and pensions consulting businesses, has announced the acquisition of 3HR Benefits Consultancy. This move represents Broadstone’s third acquisition in as man...

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Pensions

DC Trust, Master Trust or contract based – which would you choose?

With the ongoing improvements in regulation and increased requirements around running your own trust-based scheme, many employers and Trustees are considering switching, but what is best for your members and th...

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Comment on Lloyds judgement from consulting actuary representing members’ interests

Below is a press release issued on behalf of Broadstone in relation to the role it played in the Lloyds Banking Group GMP equalisation case: The consulting actuary advising the members’ legal team in the Lloyds...

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Pensions

No big surprises from the Party Season

As the party conference season has now concluded for another year we’ve rounded up the main headlines from a pension perspective Liberal Democrats: During the next general election campaign, the Lib Dems intend...

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Schemes, trustees and employers need urgent clarification of ECJ ruling

In what is being hailed as a landmark ruling, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has directed that a cap on pension payments made by The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) is unlawful. When an employer is declared ...

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Pensions

Welcome to the House of not so much Fun

The celebrations regarding Mike Ashley’s decision to save department store group House of Fraser have been few and far between.  In fact, the decision by the Sports Direct boss to purchase the stores has given ...

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Dashed Hopes

Dashed hopes It is well known that thousands of people have many millions of pounds sat in lost, misplaced and unclaimed pension pots.  Therefore, it seems a bit daft that what many of us in the pensions indust...

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Pensions

Is there a pension storm on the way?

Pensioners who are in receipt of an income from a defined benefit pension scheme could find that they have been overpaid by their occupational scheme, and also related to this that their state pension income is...