Punter Southall

The Baxters Food Group and the trustees of the Baxters Food Group Pension Scheme have appointed Punter Southall as their full service provider.

Transport for London has re-appointed Punter-Southall as its corporate actuarial adviser following a competitive selection exercise.

Employers are being warned there are only 90 days left before changes to pensions taxation are implemented on 6 April.

The Pension Protection Fund has successfully guided the first scheme through the assessment period using its ‘assess and pay' programme.

The National Trust has appointed Punter Southall to provide advice on its defined contribution strategy ahead of the 2012 reforms.

UK - Insurers will be forced to increase buyout prices in the medium term unless CPI-linked instruments are issued in the coming months, Punter Southall says.

Insurers will be forced to increase buyout prices in the medium term unless CPI-linked instruments are issued in the coming months, Punter Southall says.

Some 80% of finance directors, trustees and pensions managers fear an increase in the number of enquiries as a result of tax relief changes, Punter Southall research reveals.

Schemes are not de-risking quickly enough and should do more to reduce high levels of equity investment, the Pension Protection Fund says.

The industry has unanimously backed George Osborne's emergency Budget promise to investigate alternatives to the introduction of pension tax relief restrictions for high earners.