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Corporate Sponsors Can Reactivate Pension Schemes to Benefit Today’s Employees Alongside Yesterday’s

26/10/2021

 
UK Government has set a challenge for pension schemes to have a greater role in funding of infrastructure and in galvanising investment in new technologies.  Businesses are seen as having a poor record on pay and skills.  Companies meanwhile are making clearer, positive statements about commitment to the Environmental, Social and Governance agenda and being supportive of employees as part of Section 172 statements in accounts.  Against this background, Boards may wish to review their pension strategies.  

Many long standing UK companies have final salary defined benefit schemes.  Standard strategies are about decommissioning – derisk and transfer to life insurers – as it is seen as a complex, no upside area.

Enabling schemes to run on rather than run away can help all stakeholders.  That requires there to be insurance available against the sponsoring scheme failing to meet its obligations because of insolvency.

That insurance may be extended to cover the need for higher than expected contributions.  Schemes need a stable, long term investment strategy focussing on low risk, largely fixed income assets.  Then they can take the time to see whether the demographic trends of the last decade, which have shown little life expectancy increases, continue or if the rapid improvements actuaries presume do come about.

Short term end game strategies do current employees little good – something that could change if schemes were reactivated.  Schemes then have new rules and work on new, lower risk defined contributions bases:  As soon as it is clear that old liabilities are covered then a forward looking plan can start up using the surpluses generated over time.

For corporates looking to give substance to initiatives taken to improve employee benefits and bolster their image and brand, here is a prime opportunity.  The sums involved can be very large.  Well worth a new, more positive minded examination.
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    • Run On 4 Good Pension Funding Strategy For 2025
    • TAS300 V2 trigger for rethink
    • Why You Should Run On 4 Good
    • Surpluses collapse the case for bulk transfers
    • Equity Investor Perspective
    • C-Suite Webinar
    • Members Letters and Questions
  • C-Suiteps Analytics
  • Commentary
  • FD Carol critiques risk transfers
  • Financial Services Growth and Competitiveness Strategy Call for Evidence response
  • DWP consultation response
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  • The unsustainable esg pensions carve out
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