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Author: David Fairs

DB funding code: busting a few myths

08 December 202009 December 2020 / David Fairs
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David Fairs reflects on the responses to our first DB funding code consultation and busts a few myths.

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A changing climate for pension trustees

01 October 202002 December 2020 / David Fairs
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Climate change will challenge every area of our lives, including our retirements. The pension industry’s response to that challenge will determine its future prosperity.

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Fast Track or Bespoke? The future of DB valuations

25 August 202025 August 2020 / David Fairs / 1 Comment

On 2 September, our first consultation on defined benefit (DB) funding is closing. We want your input to help shape the foundations of how we regulate DB schemes for many years to come.

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Paying benefits is not just admin

23 June 202026 June 2020 / David Fairs

administration-blog-june-2020The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted how pivotal good administration is to ensuring benefits get paid in a crisis. Continue reading →

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Why intelligence is key to combating COVID

16 June 2020 / David Fairs

nullDavid Fairs, Executive Director of Regulatory Policy, Analysis and Advice, takes a closer look at some of our key COVID-19 updates. Continue reading →

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DB funding code: It’s a matter of principle

18 May 2020 / David Fairs

db-funding-blog-may-2020Over the last few weeks, calls have been made for us to rethink or abandon the first consultation on our draft DB funding code. Continue reading →

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COVID-19 has changed the world, not our focus on protecting savers

01 April 202001 April 2020 / David Fairs

april-protect-savers-blogIn my last blog, I said the world had changed with a move away from defined benefit (DB) pensions.

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A maturing and innovating landscape for defined benefit pensions

27 February 2020 / David Fairs

db-blog-february-2020For much of the twentieth century, private or workplace pensions meant defined benefit.

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Breaking down barriers to create diverse boards of trustees

13 February 202014 February 2020 / David Fairs

nullIn our Governance and Trusteeship consultation, we asked how we could help trustees improve the diversity of trustee boards, something we believe is crucial.

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Intergenerational fairness

09 July 201909 July 2019 / David Fairs

As Michael Johnson recently outlined in his letter to the Select Committee on Intergenerational Fairness and Provision, Generation Y (aka millennials) could be the first generation to experience a lesser quality of life than their baby boomer parents.

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