Isio research shows the biggest ten firms saw a 14% revenue rise in 2022
Trustee firms say market akin to a ‘land grab for clients’ as number of appointments soar
Chancellor Rishi Sunak ruffles feathers by leaving glaring pensions issues on the sideline
Draft regulations will add to, amend and remove elements of the regime with greater definition
Trustees have been warned to keep an eye on weakening employer covenants even after a positive aggregate funding experience in the last three years as myriad funding and investment issues pose risks to defined benefit (DB) schemes.
Professional trustee firms are beginning to dominate the pensions landscape with the top 12 firms alone now appointed to 1,900 schemes with around £800bn of assets and posting business growth of 14% per annum, a report from Isio finds.
The long-debated Pension Schemes Bill has received parliamentary approval, guaranteeing its place on the statute book.
Oversimplification must be avoided in The Pensions Regulator’s (TPR) proposed revision of the defined benefit (DB) scheme funding code, and a third way might be necessary, the industry has said.
Superfunds could be on course to complete multi-billion-pound transfers of defined benefit (DB) funds by the end of this year, Isio says.
Consultants, trade bodies, and professional societies across the pensions industry have responded relatively positively to guidance from The Pensions Regulator (TPR) that has today signalled a clear start for defined benefit (DB) scheme consolidation...