Cheshire tightens governance with business plan
The local authority pension scheme will hold quarterly reviews of its key governance objectives against a new annual business plan in order to improve its administrative performance
USS helps members beat AVCs tax charge
The universities scheme made a late amendment to its added years benefit to help members avoid an unforeseen annual allowance charge
How future DC regulation will affect your scheme
Video: The Pensions Regulator's chief executive Bill Galvin talks to Ian Smith about the changing landscape of DC regulation (5:56)
British Steel manages sponsor risk with cash and assets
The metal producer's pension scheme has shored up the risk of an indebted sponsor through a series of security and derisking agreements with its employer
sX Review: Challenges for medium-sized schemes
Video: Marian Elliott of Atkin & Co and Aon Hewitt's Paul McGlone discuss how medium-sized schemes can overcome their resource, funding and time constraints (5:09)
Trinity Mirror and Nest trustee on DC governance
Video: Trinity Mirror and Nest trustee Laurie Edmans discusses the central DC governance challenges for these schemes, and how to overcome them (4:34)
sX Review: How Budget 2012 affects your scheme
Video: Towers Watson's Stephen Green and Robin Simmons of Sackers discuss what this year's Budget means for UK pension schemes (5:20)
How to avoid liability for members’ DC investment choices
Trust-based DC schemes may be unaware of their legal responsibility for members’ investment choices. TLT’s Richard Leigh looks at how to reduce this risk
sX Review: Get real on scheme funding
Video: Baker Tilly's Bruce Mackay and Brenda Msi-Manzini of Lawrence Graham discuss the increasing pragmatism shown by schemes in their funding negotiations (5:52)
Lafarge bolsters covenant with profit share
The Lafarge pension plan has reduced its covenant risk by agreeing a programme of additional employer contributions tied to its sponsor’s financial performance from 2012