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Regional Judges announced for the North West Family Business Awards 2025

25th February 2025admingav

The North West Family Business Awards 2025 are delighted to announce Greg Morris, Director at Western Pension Solutions (WPS), as one of the judges for this year’s awards. With a wealth of experience in financial services and financial risk management, Greg brings invaluable insight to the judging panel. Greg leads WPS’ Midlands region, bringing over…

Western Pension Solutions announces the appointment of Greg Morris as a new Director to lead the Midlands region

4th October 2024admingav

Western Pension Solutions (WPS), the specialist pensions adviser to family firms with defined benefit schemes, today announced the appointment of a new Director, Greg Morris, to lead the Midlands region. Greg has over 25 years of consulting experience at Deloitte, and most recently with Isio. He brings a deep understanding of the unique challenges and…

Recognising The Importance Of Family Business Leadership

25th August 2021Paul AndrewsNo comments

Family businesses are the backbone of the UK economy with many having been around for generations whilst others are on the start of their journey. Collectively they contribute significantly to the national economy and impact lives on a daily basis. With many taking a long term view, good leadership is essential and over the course…

Sydney Packett & Sons DB Pension Scheme Completes £5m Buyout With Aviva

10th March 2021Helen Miller

The Sydney Packett & Sons defined benefit (DB) pension scheme has completed a £5m buyout with Aviva, securing the benefits of all eight members of the scheme. Ahead of the transaction, the scheme received strategic advice from Western Pension Solutions, which also supported the scheme in conducting a member option exercise in order to make…

Beacon Of Hope For Firms With Legacy Pension Challenges

19th June 2020Paul AndrewsNo comments

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has issued new guidance to help protect savers and give employers and trustees more choice ahead of Government legislation.  The guidance unveils the high bar it expects new superfunds to meet to ensure savers in defined benefit (DB) schemes are protected ahead of Government legislation. The new guidance, which comes into…

COVID-19 And Your Final Salary Pension Scheme

26th March 2020Paul AndrewsNo comments

There are 250 large family businesses in the UK with final salary schemes. Between them they employ 750,000 people (and support countless other jobs in their supply chains). Many of them operate in critical sectors of the economy including food production, distribution and care. Many of them have been decimated by COVID-19. As things stand,…

Help Line Launched For Family Firms

19th March 2020Paul AndrewsNo comments

Help is at hand for your family business if you have a final salary pension scheme as Western Pension Solutions (‘WPS’) launch a free helpline for family firms to respond to issues associated with the prevailing COVID19 pandemic. As Ben Fowler, Managing Director of WPS explains, “This is an unprecedented and difficult time for family…

New Team Member For WPS

11th December 2019Paul AndrewsNo comments

Western Pension Solutions (WPS), the specialist pensions consultancy that provides strategic and practical advice to family businesses, has announced the appointment of Ben Vickers as a Consulting Actuary. Ben is a qualified actuary with eight years of experience. He joins WPS, having previously worked at EY and more recently PwC. During this time, Ben helped…

Top Award For St Austell Brewery

17th June 2019Paul AndrewsNo comments

The nation is raising a glass to the South West Brewery that took home three titles from the 2019 Family Business of the Year Awards, including the overall Family Business of the Year. South West family business, St Austell Brewery has been crowned Supreme Champion at the National Family Business of the Year Awards (‘FBOTY’)…

Take Heed Of The Pensions Regulator

7th March 2019Paul AndrewsNo comments

Family businesses with defined benefit pension schemes should be aware that the Pensions Regulator has issued their 2019 Annual Funding Statement. The statement sets out what the Regulator expects from trustees and employers of schemes with valuation dates between September 2018 and September 2019. Regardless of whether your family business pension scheme’s valuation is due…

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