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Holly Roach

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Deputy Editor at Professional Pensions

Deputy Editor @ProfPensions Contact me: [email protected]

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  • DWP pledges statutory override and low-dependency target to make surplus release easier

    1 week ago | professionalpensions.com | Holly Roach

    In its response to its Options for Defined Benefit Schemes consultation the government said it would introduce a statutory resolution power for trustees of schemes to modify their scheme rules. Use of this power will be at the discretion of the trustees, who remain best placed to make decisions in the context of their individual scheme circumstances and their duties to scheme beneficiaries.

  • Smart Pension invests 15% of default fund in private markets

    1 week ago | professionalpensions.com | Holly Roach

    Become a Professional Pensions member Smart Pension invests 15% of default fund in private markets Commitment goes beyond the 10% recently agreed as part of the Mansion House Accord 28 May 2025 • 1 min read Image: Smart Pension CEO Jamie Fiveash Smart Pension has confirmed it will invest 15% of its default fund in private markets. The commitment of investing 15% of its flagship growth fund goes beyond its 10% commitment recently agreed as part of the Mansion House Accord, alongside 16 other...

  • DB transfer values hit another record low in April, XPS finds

    1 week ago | professionalpensions.com | Holly Roach

    Become a Professional Pensions member DB transfer values hit another record low in April, XPS finds Firm’s Transfer Value Index recorded lowest ever month-end figure for second consecutive month 28 May 2025 • 1 min read Defined benefit (DB) transfer values fell to another record low during April, according to XPS Group’s Transfer Watch. The consultancy's Transfer Value Index for April recorded its lowest ever month-end figure for the second month in a row falling to £141,000 by the end of the...

  • Royal London completes connection to pensions dashboards ecosystem

    1 week ago | professionalpensions.com | Holly Roach

    Become a Professional Pensions member Royal London completes connection to pensions dashboards ecosystem Firm said connection was successful following ‘collaborative’ work with Maps 28 May 2025 • 1 min read Royal London has completed its connection to the pensions dashboards ecosystem. The organisation is the latest provider to connect to the ecosystem, following Legal & General, Origo, Standard Life, Aegon, Barnett Waddingham, the Aon Master Trust, and Fidelity. Around 3,000 ... To continue...

  • Morrisons bags £270m buy-in deal with Aviva

    1 week ago | professionalpensions.com | Holly Roach

    Become a Professional Pensions member Morrisons bags £270m buy-in deal with Aviva Third deal with the supermarket chain and the insurer secures benefits of 32,000 deferred members 28 May 2025 • 2 min read The Morrisons Retirement Saver Plan has bagged a £270m buy-in deal with Aviva. The bulk purchase annuity (BPA) deal with the scheme – sponsored by Wm Morrison Supermarkets – secures the benefits of over 32,000 deferred members. Aviva also underwrote a winding-up lump sum exer... To continue...

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