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GMP Equalisation: Don’t Face It On Your Own
27 January 2021For most defined benefit (DB) schemes, guaranteed minimum pensions (GMPs) are at best a major headache, and at worst, something to be fearful of.
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Can You Convert GMPs Into Other Scheme Benefits?
15 January 2021The GMP (guaranteed minimum pension) process is a long and involved one. Rectification and reconciliation have an obvious purpose – to determine what GMPs are due to your members before the reaching the next stage of equalisation.
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Why Company Valuations Now Rest On Workforce Engagement
07 January 2021The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored just how integral employee engagement is to a company’s valuation. While some employers have shown their humanity throughout this difficult period and given workers the support they need, others have seen their actions – or those of their suppliers – wipe billions off their market values.
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2021: The Year Of The Pensions Dashboards, Or The Year Of The Springboard?
07 January 20212021 is the start of something new. I can just feel it. It’s going to be the start of a movement. Pensions are going to be dragged en masse into the digital age. My only fear that our attitudes still may not.
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McCloud – 4 steps to get “Data-Ready”
18 December 2020Having determined the size and complexity of your McCloud problem domain, the next step is to start thinking about your data.
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Dealing With The Latest GMP Equalisation High Court Ruling
18 December 2020The High Court issued its latest ruling on what trustees are expected to do with guaranteed minimum pensions (GMP) liabilities. It states that former members of pension schemes who transferred their benefits must be compensated.
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