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- Pension Scams Identification Service
- Funding levels resilient despite global political uncertainty
- Continued transfer value stability over August
- XPS Pensions Group supports Pension Awareness Day in Reading
- XPS Pensions Group’s acquisition of Kier Pensions Unit continues the growth of its market leading pensions administration services
- PPF consultation on the 2019/20 levy
- XPS Investment News: Twists and turns but UK pension schemes end the quarter up
- Continued transfer value stability over Q3 2018
- SHPS valuation results finally released – the clock is ticking for employers
- Video: XPS Pensions Group Annual Pensions Conference 2018
- Social Housing Pension Scheme (SHPS) valuation results – the wait is over
- XPS Express For Employers
- DWP confirms new investment duties for trustees
- CMA finds that tendering of FM contracts could lead to reduction of fees of over 20%
- GMP equalisation: light at the end of the tunnel?
- Another Quiet Budget for Pensions
- Worst month for global equities since August 2011
- What role could Emerging Markets play in my investment Strategy?
- Transfer values rise during October
- Implementing IORP II
- GMP Equalisation: Next steps for pension schemes and employers
- Up to 8 out of 10 pension schemes’ employers must now reflect the cost of equalising GMP benefits in company accounts
- The Future of Liability Driven Investment (LDI)
- Steve Leake awarded ‘2018 Pensions Actuary of the Year’ by Actuarial Post
- The CMA’s final report and what it means for your scheme
- GMP equalisation: Time to take stock?
- Consolidation of defined benefit pension schemes
- Government fires starting pistol for collective DC schemes
- Ten key dates for 2019
- Equity markets - All the bad news priced in?
- New ‘SAPS 3’ mortality tables
- Transfer values experience volatile end to 2018
- Auto-enrolment: minimum requirements to increase
- PPF confirms details of the 2019/20 levy
- XPS Pension Group appointed as advisers to the Johnson Controls and Tyco pension schemes
- Brexit update – a pension investment perspective
- Superfunds provide new end-game option
- Good news for GMP Equalisation - costs may be much lower than expected
- Making sense of GMP Conversion
- XPS Pensions Group believes superfunds should only pay out profits when members’ benefits are secured
- Investment News: A positive start to a busy year
- XPS Pensions Group Announces New Senior Hire
- XPS Pension Group appointed as investment advisers to the Harrods Group Pension Plan
- Transfer values fluctuate during January but end month unchanged
- Will it finally be RIP for RPI?
- New, stronger powers for TPR confirmed by Government
- Investment opportunities for DC schemes set to expand
- XPS Pensions Group expands Investment Transitions Team
- Future pension changes expected to impact corporate activity
- TPR introduces long-term funding target
- Risk management – are you getting value or just ticking the boxes?
- Will 2019 blow your scheme off course?
- Calm before the storm?
- Transfer values increased before ending month unchanged
- 2019 Regulator Funding Statement requires more from employers
- Balancing dividends and pension contributions
- Lisa Whitby appointed Head of Pensions for XPS Pensions Group in Leeds
- Transfer values rise sharply during March
- LDI market smashes through £1 trillion
- LDI market smashes through the £1 trillion barrier according to XPS Investment survey
- Markets fare well against a largely negative backdrop
- XPS Pensions Group launch EqualGMP service for pension schemes
- Fiduciary Managers struggle to deliver their performance targets in 2018’s testing markets
- XPS FM Watch | Fiduciary Managers struggle to deliver their performance targets
- CMI 2018: a new parameter to help pension schemes
- XPS Administration says schemes need to get ‘Pension Dashboard Ready’ now
- DWP guidance gives green light for schemes to get ready now for GMP Equalisation
- 8 out of 10 fund managers believe pension schemes should positively influence climate change
- Life expectancy, member options and pension increases all drive benefit payments
- XPS Pensions Group’s acquires RL Corporate Pension Services Limited
- The diversification trap, and how to avoid it
- New Survey: Member outcomes under freedom and choice
- XPS survey shows 70,000 DB members exercise pensions freedoms each year - more education and support is required to create better outcomes
- GMP conversion guidance published: a good first step?
- XPS Pensions Group partners with the Mental Health Foundation ahead of Mental Health Awareness Week
- Government gives go ahead to collective DC schemes
- XPS launches XPS Transfer Watch tracking numbers of transfers and values
- Tax Help for Older People
- XPS partner with Tax Help for Older People for a second year
- Delighted to receive 2 awards at prestigious industry event...
- How long will your members live?
- Increasing trade tensions rock global markets
- All change for scheme funding?
- XPS identify scam activity warning signs on £73m of pension savings
- CMA publishes its long awaited Order
- Transfer values near record highs while transfer activity remains steady
- TPR urges schemes to explore use of contingent assets
- Which GMP equalisation method should you choose?
- Ranked No.1 Third Party Administrator in 2019 survey
- Equity Markets Bounce Back and Special on Managing Longevity
- Accounting for pensions: managing the £260 billion Accounting Gap
- Pension changes could result in a £260bn Accounting Gap
- XPS joins STAR initiative to improve industry standards for pension transfers
- Transfer values and transfer activity stabilise over June
- 75% of pension schemes believe we need more investment to improve data
- XPS Pensions Group appoints Alasdair Gill to head its Investment Team in Scotland
- New Survey: How well are DB pension schemes run?
- Many pension schemes are falling short of the Pensions Regulator’s expectations
- Taking control of your pension scheme’s future
- XPS Pensions Group announce three new Partners for the business
- Managing your Accounting Gap
- Understanding longevity and its impact on pension schemes
- TPR seeks to make the trustee model work better
- Managing your pension online
- Brexit concerns come back to the forefront
- Transfer values and transfer activity increase during July
- XPS Pensions Group appoints James Leeming as Head of Investment in Manchester
- Scheme funding: TPR’s twelfth analysis
- The National Pension Trust achieves master trust authorisation
- Taking control of your pension scheme’s future | Part 2 - Understanding Liabilities
- Does the Railways Pension Scheme need to get back on track?
- XPS Pensions Group appointed as advisers to the Greene King Pension Scheme
- New requirements for schemes to tender for Fiduciary Management Services
- New Video - Accounting for Pensions
- Transfer values hit all time high in August
- How interest rate falls are affecting your pension scheme
- XPS Pensions Group makes new senior appointments
- XPS Pensions Group hired Harry Harper as Head of Risk Transfer
- Government bond yields fall to unprecedented lows
- UK gilt market – special update
- How well do you know your members?
- XPS Administration recognised as an Investor in People
- Further changes to SIP requirements for trustees
- Transfer values peak in August but activity is down
- The Equitable Life saga takes a step forward
- Taking control of your pension scheme’s future | Part 3 - Understanding Assets
- PPF looks to raise £620m levy in 2020/21
- Providing your members with access to advice
- Transfer values volatile over September
- A tough quarter for pension schemes
- 35% of schemes have or are considering appointing an IFA
- Providing members access to unbiased financial advice
- RPI to be aligned with CPIH
- Queen’s Speech: Pension Schemes Bill announced
- Taking control of your pension scheme’s future | Part 4 - Understanding members
- Queen's Speech includes new Pensions Bill
- Helping your employees with the pensions tax trap
- XPS Risk Transfer News | Your scheme may be closer to buyout than you think
- PPF levies expected to go up by 8% on average
- Funding levels rise despite volatile asset performance
- Transfer values plunge during October as activity increases
- XPS Pensions Group acquire Trigon Professional Services Limited
- Potential changes to RPI inflation are impacting schemes now
- XPS joins the Valuable 500 to promote disability inclusion
- Global equities rally continuing their strong run in 2019
- A calm before the storm for transfer values?
- XPS Radar wins ‘Actuarial Software of the Year’
- Risk Transfer TV - Latest Risk Transfer Buyout News
- PPF announces levy adjustment for 2020/21
- Pensions Past, Present and Yet to Come
- Equities finish 2019 with another strong quarter
- Pension Schemes Bill 2020 heralds most significant changes in decade
- December completes a turbulent year for transfer values
- Pension Schemes Bill heralds significant change for UK Pensions
- Sustainable investment: harnessing the power of pensions
- The PPF consults on new D&B insolvency risk scores
- New Regulator powers will increase risk management obligations
- Investment Outlook: A Vision for 2020
- Risk Transfer TV- talking longevity with Pension Insurance Corporation
- An eventful month to start the year
- Potential change to Retail Price Inflation (RPI) will impact member options now
- Transfer values regain lost ground in January
- XPS Risk Transfer TV - Channel
- Regulator to set out clear expectations for trustee knowledge and governance
- ESG Integration: How Fiduciary Managers stack up
- XPS finds a disparate approach to ESG integration in their latest ‘FM Watch’
- All employers should now review their pension strategy
- Funding consultation sets hard deadline to reach funding targets
- Regulator’s funding consultation will drive detailed robust pension strategies
- Is your scheme’s well-hedged LDI strategy more exposed to RPI reform than you think?
- Coronavirus: Implications for UK Pension Schemes
- Risk Transfer TV - XPS in conversation with Jamie Cole from Aviva
- Coronavirus fears cause transfer values to rise during February
- XPS responds to Bank of England interest rate cuts
- XPS Express for Employers - Channel
- Budget for unsettled times introduces significant pensions tax change
- Latest on the Impact of coronavirus on Pension Schemes
- RPI to be aligned with CPIH some time between 2025 and 2030
- Covid-19 (Coronavirus) Planning Update
- XPS comments on Bank of England’s latest rate cut
- Breaking News - Interview with David Fairs, TPR
- TPR guides trustees in unprecedented times
- Pensions Regulator gives guidance on managing COVID-19 pension risks
- XPS News
- Falling Bulk Annuity Pricing due to market turmoil
- Market turmoil causes Bulk Annuity Pricing to fall
- Business Continuity Plan
- COVID-19 and implications for DC Schemes
- Trustees need to engage with members looking to leave DB pension schemes
- Pensions Regulator limits urgent COVID-19 actions to three months
- COVID-19 pensions actions for employers
- XPS News – Investment Special
- The most challenging global economic environment in almost a century
- XPS’ reviews pension scheme funding levels and highlights potential scenarios for months ahead
- COVID-19 Checklist of key actions for trustees
- Impact of COVID-19 on transfers from defined benefit pension schemes
- COVID-19 leads to most volatile month yet for transfer values
- Pensions Regulator continues to expand online COVID-19 guidance
- PPF confirms details of D&B scoring for levies
- Recent trends in mortality and CMI 2019
- Investment Market Briefing for UK Pension Schemes
- Watch our recent webcast | XPS Live with The Pensions Regulator
- XPS Administration Lockdown Challenge
- Risk Transfer TV - XPS in conversation with Paige Wilson from Legal and General
- Risk Transfer TV - XPS in conversation with Beatrice Male from Legal and General
- Accounting for pensions – has your balance sheet improved?
- XPS take action as risks of scams increase amidst COVID-19
- Regulator reinforces importance of long-term for pension funds
- Regulator allows for COVID-19 impacts in 2020 Annual Funding Statement
- Markets rebound strongly but volatility continues
- Fiduciary Managers under the spotlight
- XPS reveals improvement in fiduciary manager performance in 2019
- COVID-19 crisis puts the brakes on transfer activity as quotation requests fall by a third
- XPS Pensions Group announce two new promotions to Partner
- Risk Transfer TV - XPS in conversation with Peter Jennings from Just
- Watch our recent webcast | XPS Live | Investing your way through the crisis