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• January 12, 2012 HamishWilson highlights importance of reviewing CETVs approach

  HamishWilson, the specialist pensions adviser, has argued that trustees must review their approach to determining cash equivalent transfer values (CETVs) and whether these continue to represent the expected cost of paying scheme benefits. Hamish Wilson, Managing Director, advised: “With gilt yields ending the year around 1.3% pa lower than they started and equity markets having [...]

• December 7, 2011 CPI/RPI gap will mean sponsors have more to gain and members more to lose says HamishWilson

  HamishWilson, the specialist pensions adviser, has today said that the narrowing of the gap between CPI and RPI to 0.4% in the year to September 2011 (5.2% versus 5.6%) compared with the historical average of 0.7% could lull trustees and members into a false sense of security. The gap is likely to have a far [...]

• May 6, 2011 HamishWilson strengthens team with three new hires

  HamishWilson, the specialist pensions adviser, today announced it has appointed three new members to its team: Craig Simmons who joins as Director of  Consulting Delivery,Richard Mulcahy as a Non-Executive Director and Helen-Marie Hill as Financial Controller. Commenting, Hamish Wilson, Managing Director, said: “These appointments signify avery exciting time for the firm. Each appointment brings unique [...]

• May 6, 2011 Private sector needs its own ‘Hutton report’, argues Hamish Wilson

  Hamish Wilson is calling for an independent commission to report on what conditions arenecessary in the private sector to allow the freedom to design pensions with access torisk sharing, including Collective Defined Contribution (CDC) approaches. Following on from Lord Hutton’s recently published final report on the future of publicsector pensions, Hamish Wilson, Managing Director of [...]

• December 2, 2010 Trustees suspicious of advisers’ motives and behaviour

  Press release issued on 2 December 2010

• October 25, 2010 Birth of a new super-breed of trustee has arrived says HamishWilson

  HamishWilson, the specialist pensions adviser, today said that challenging economicconditions, improving longevity and onerous legislation has actually led to the birth of anew super-breed of Trustee. The pensions landscape has evolved almost unrecognisably over recent years due tovolatile equity markets, falling yields and longevity improving at an accelerated rate,creating significant new challenges for trustees. Not [...]

• September 1, 2010 HamishWilson says CPI could reduce the hole in public finances by up to £25bn

  Press Release issued on 31 August 2010

• July 6, 2010 Press Release: HamishWilson says size of tPR’s first contribution notice is ‘very surprising’ and small schemes should beware

  Press release issued on 6 July 2010

• June 10, 2010 Press Release: HamishWilson appointed by Magnolia Group Pension Plan

  Press release issued on 7 June 2010

• January 27, 2010 Press Release: HamishWilson reappointed by Mercury Provident Pension Scheme

  Press release issued on 27 January 2010