Pensions
XPS Transfer Watch – Rising inflation expectations help transfer values recover from February’s dip
Media ReleaseApril 14 2021
XPS Transfer Watch shows that transfer values increased during March, recovering around one-third of the sharp fall experienced in February. This increase was largely due to rising expectations of future inflation increasing the expected value of members pensions.
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Optimism continues to drive markets
XPS Investment NewsApril 09 2021
Global equity markets held up well over the quarter, producing a positive return for the period, but gilt yields rose sharply to leave bond investors with heavy negative returns.
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Pension Schemes Act 2021 – TPR consults on use of its new criminal sanctions
XPS InsightsApril 08 2021
The Pensions Regulator is consulting on draft guidance on how it will use its new criminal sanctions, how it will select cases for prosecution and what might constitute the “reasonable excuse” defence. The industry is looking for clarity on the scope of the sanctions and how trustees may be affected. Whilst the draft guidance is useful it does leave a number of unanswered questions.
Read now!| Date | Topic | Title | Publication type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Date: April 14 2021 | Topic: Pensions | Title: XPS Transfer Watch – Rising inflation expectations help transfer values recover from February’s dip | Publication type: Media Release |
| Date: April 09 2021 | Topic: Investment | Title: Optimism continues to drive markets | Publication type: XPS Investment News |
| Date: April 08 2021 | Topic: Pensions | Title: Pension Schemes Act 2021 – TPR consults on use of its new criminal sanctions | Publication type: XPS Insights |
| Date: March 31 2021 | Topic: Investment | Title: Does Bitcoin have a place in a pension scheme portfolio? | Publication type: XPS Investment News |
| Date: March 31 2021 | Topic: Pensions | Title: Updating life expectancy assumptions for the new CMI 2020 model | Publication type: XPS Express for Employers |