Punter Southall

The Pension Protection Fund has appointed a further four actuarial firms in a major extension of its ‘assess and pay' project to speed up scheme entry into the lifeboat fund.

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Trustees of global security firm Northrop Grumman's UK pension plan have appointed Punter Southall as its scheme actuary.

The final months of last year saw a dearth of buyout activity due to uncertainty stemming from a lack of Consumer Prices Index-linked instruments, Punter Southall says.

UK/US - Fiduciary manger P-Solve is to acquire insurance market consultant and software specialist Meridian as part of its diversification strategy.

Some seven out of ten employers are yet to begin preparations for employer duties despite them coming into play next year, latest research shows.

Trustees of the Transport for London Pension Fund have appointed Towers Watson to provide actuarial and investment advice for its £5.5bn defined benefit scheme.

Trustees must get to grips with scheme pays requirements and quickly identify administration changes needed to run the new annual allowance regime, Punter Southall says.

Poor data quality is viewed as the top administration risk faced by trustees, with preparation for auto-enrolment also high on the list, according to a poll of delegates.