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Helping Members run their schemes, May 2023 update 23 May 2023, Blog Of course, there is nothing new about politicians vowing to ‘unlock’ pension funds for more investment in UK enterprise / infrastructure / venture capital etc; my Policy colleagues have been attending Whitehall roundtables on these is... Read more

Thinking like an insurer: How DB schemes can prepare for buyout 17 May 2023, News Our DB Forum discussed how to get your scheme’s house in order so you can go to buyout. Meanwhile, the Code of Practice is just around the corner, and member communication is a top priority. At our DB Forum in May, trustees gathered t... Read more

PLSA WELCOMES INCENTIVES TO ENCOURAGE INVESTMENT IN UK TECHNOLOGY & SCIENCE 28 April 2023, Press Release Effectiveness: The PLSA welcomes the government’s commitment to spend £250 million through LIFTS to support DC pension scheme investment into our science and technology sector. The LIFTS initiative builds on previous work by the pensi... Read more

PLSA comments on TPR's guidance for Using leveraged liability-driven investment 24 April 2023, Press Release Joe Dabrowski, Deputy Director – Policy, PLSA, said: “TPR’s guidance is a helpful resource for pension schemes seeking to make use of liability-driven investment strategies. “LDI has worked well for many schemes and employers over two... Read more

PLSA calls for further reform as state pension sees record rise 06 April 2023, Press Release From next week, basic and new State Pension payments will increase by 10.1%, boosting the retirement incomes of more than 10 million retirees across the UK. The State Pension is going up from £185.15 per week (£9,628 per year) to £203... Read more

Trustee Forum: More balance needed in disclosure regulations 05 April 2023, News At the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association’s recent Trustee Forum in March, chairs of trustees and senior trustee directors from some of the UK’s biggest pension funds, regulators from The Pensions Regulator and Financial Conduc... Read more

PLSA publishes responses to DC pensions consultations 30 March 2023, Press Release Value for Money: A framework on metrics, standards, and disclosures Scope: PLSA members support the intent to ensure savers are getting the best possible value out of the pension system. However, for the framework to be effective, it ... Read more

Responsible investment: PLSA publishes new stewardship and voting guidelines 30 March 2023, Press Release These guidelines are designed to help pension fund trustees, investment managers and other institutional investors decide how to exercise their vote at annual general meetings. The PLSA aims to help its members engage with investee co... Read more

PLSA comments on the Bank of England Policy Committee's assessment on LDI 29 March 2023, Press Release Joe Dabrowski, Deputy Director – Policy, PLSA, said: “Liability-driven investment has worked well for schemes over two decades of falling interest rates and has resulted in defined benefit pensions being much better funded against the... Read more

Implementation date of DB Funding Code should be put back by six months to achieve regulatory certainty and time to prepare 24 March 2023, Press Release Two thirds (62%) of trustees do not agree that the implementation date of 1 October will be easy to achieveMost schemes believe flexibility will allow open schemes to take a different approach (60%) The PLSA's submission welcomes the ... Read more

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