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Our Industry News updates provide an overview and insightful comment on new developments in the world of pensions that may be of particular interest to trustees and/or scheme sponsors. Our In Focus briefings provide an in-depth analysis and views on particular issues. News and In Focus contain information of general interest and not advice. If you require advice on the implications for your own circumstances, please contact a HamishWilson consultant. For a general update on the main pensions issues, please see The Agenda. To register to receive e-alerts to future editions of News, please complete our online form or send an email to enquiries@hamishwilson.com.

Latest Industry News

  • December 7, 2011 CPI v RPI – The thin end of the wedge?

    Recent attention has been to the narrowing of the gap between the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) and the Retail Prices Index (RPI).  It was just 0.4% in the year to September 2011 (5.2% versus 5.6%).  With the gap being less than the 22-year historical average of 0.7% pa and forecasts as high as 1% pa, press [...]

  • November 15, 2011 Collective DC – UK Plc’s right to choose

    In this month’s issue of Pensions World magazine, Hamish Wilson, Managing Director, champions UK Plc’s right to have freedom of choice in pension benefit design, and more specifically the ability to choose risk sharing arrangements, such as Collective DC (CDC).  The UK government has refused to acknowledge CDC’s legality and whether there is demand, but [...]

  • May 6, 2011 OPDU Report 28 – You’ve Got The Power

    Trustees have considerable power when it comes to running their pension scheme. They have powerto set investment strategies and funding policies. Collectively they have more power now than they ever had. Yet many trustees may feel the weight of this power too much for them. Many may be tempted to abdicate their power and take [...]

  • March 4, 2011 You’ve Got The Power

    An article written by Hamish Wilson, Managing Director of HamishWilson, for OPDU’s latest Report – March 2011

  • March 2, 2011 ECJ bans gender-based insurance pricing, but how will this affect occupational pension schemes?

    The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled on 1 March 2011 that, when they charge differential premiums between men and women, insurance companies are discriminating. This is in contravention of the European Council’s Directive on the implementation of th

  • December 16, 2010 The developing actuary role

    This is an article we wrote for the December 2010 edition of PMI News

  • December 8, 2010 Government back-tracks on CPI legislation

    The Government confirmed today that the CPI will replace the RPI for DB pension schemes that refer to the statutory provisions for revaluation in deferment and indexation in payment.

  • December 7, 2010 Avoiding a double dose of prudence

    Trustees need to use their powers more today than ever before, particularly when it comes to using their advisors effectively. Take scheme-specific funding plans and the requirement for trustees to act ‘prudently’. Are trustees in danger of being led astr

  • December 2, 2010 Survey of Trustee Attitudes

    At the Professional Pensions Show we asked respondents a number of questions about how they perceived the workings of their trustee body and their advisors.

  • November 5, 2010 The developing trustee role

    This is an article we wrote for the November 2010 edition of PMI News