Avoiding pension disputes
Pension disputes can be time-consuming and costly to resolve Prevention is better than cure Good administration and better communication techniques are often the key to avoiding disputes
Issue: November 2009 Author: Malcolm McLean

Time for a clean-up?
Pension administration has never been seen as the most exciting aspect of running a pension scheme. For the most part, it is considered to be a heavy but unavoidable expense, at its most effective
Issue: November 2009 Author: Peter Dyer

Pensions on divorce – a recap
There are currently three main methods available to the Courts for dealing with pensions on divorce: pension offsetting, pension earmarking (also known as pension attachment) and Pension Sharing
Issue: November 2009 Author: Kate Hainsworth

‘Maximising the debt’ – a novel approach to pre-June 2003 wind-ups, which could increase members’ benefits
In October 2008, Eastearly Limited (the trustee of the Headway Group Pension Fund) received confirmation from the High Court that, if it effected a proposed partial buy-out of pension liabilities on
Issue: November 2009 Author: John Wilson LLB (Hons), FPMI, ACII

The future of pensions leadership
In my last article: ‘Is the ‘war for talent’ still raging in the pensions industry?’ I touched on transformational and transactional leadership and I have had some very positive comments from
Issue: November 2009 Author: Paul Battye

PMI membership on the up!
Second year of growth in total number of members Number of Fellows increases by 35% Number of Ordinary Members increases by
Issue: November 2009 Author: Andrew Gardner

DB still core workload for PMI members but DC will be the future!
Last month, PMI Chief Executive Vince Linnane announced the first set of findings from the PMI’s inaugural Career Development Survey, which focused on member satisfaction levels. This month, Vince
Issue: November 2009 Author: Vince Linnane

Getting ready for 2012
The second batch of draft regulations, for the 2012 reforms are in consultation, setting out the practical arrangements of auto-enrolment under the Pensions Act 2008. The industry, employers and the
Issue: November 2009 Author: Tony Hobman

Ask the Expert - Administration
‘I’ve heard more than one outsourcing provider propose that trustees need to get closer to their administrators. What does this actually mean in practice and what tangible benefits will trustees
Issue: November 2009 Author: Nigel Clarkson

Actuarial and Investment Matters
Lifecycle investment strategies were designed some years ago to ensure that defined contribution (DC) plan members, who do not make their own investment choices, have a reasonably appropriate
Issue: November 2009 Author: Saqib Hussain

Legal Update
Section 75 debts arise under final salary occupational pension schemes on wind-up, on employer insolvency and when an employer in a multi-employer scheme stops employing active members. The
Issue: November 2009 Author: Simon Tyler

Consultancy and Administration Issues
Many economic commentators predicted negative Retail Prices Index (RPI) figures during the last year and the recently published figures, including the August figure of minus 1.3% has confirmed this
Issue: November 2009 Author: Pauline Lancum