EQ Views

Will 2024 Be A Record-breaking Year For Pension De-risking?
Wednesday, 3 April 2024With barely a quarter of the year behind us, 2024 already looks like a record-breaking year for pension de-risking, according to the Pensions Regulator’s Pension Protection Fund (PPF).
Read More
What This Year’s Spring Budget Means For The UK Pensions Industry
Thursday, 21 March 2024Chancellor Jeremy Hunt delivered what was possibly the last fiscal event to take place before UK voters take to the polls later this year, or no later than January 2025.
Read More
DB Pension Schemes Face Barriers To Achieving The Endgame
Thursday, 7 March 2024With the vast majority of defined benefit pension schemes now closed to new entrants or to further accrual, we are entering a new phase in the DB market. With many schemes now approaching the final stages of their lives, trustees are considering their endgame options.
Read More
Spring Budget 2024
Thursday, 7 March 2024On 6 March, Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt delivered his Spring Budget to the House of Commons declaring it was “a Budget for long-term growth.”
Read More
TPR’s New General Code Of Practice Raises Expectations On Trustees
Friday, 23 February 2024The Pension Regulator’s new General Code of Practice brings together, and updates, the regulator’s ten existing codes of practice into one consolidated ‘trustee handbook’ for ensuring pension funds are run properly.
Read More
The Dynamics At Play In The BPA Market
Wednesday, 20 December 2023As pension funds take advantage of their improved funding positions and look to pursue buyout sooner than expected, 2023 new business volumes continue to register seismic shifts.
Read More