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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…

Innovative Bulk Annuity For NG Bailey

28th February 2019Paul AndrewsNo commentsBulk Annuity, De-Risking, Transaction

An innovative bulk annuity for family business NG Bailey as they work to ensure the long term security of the company pension scheme. NG Bailey are a fourth-generation, family-owned construction and facilities management business based in Yorkshire. Like many businesses, it’s got a significant final salary pension scheme, with over 3,000 members and £300 million…

WPS Adds Voice To Pensions Consultation

4th February 2019Paul AndrewsNo commentsConsultation

Western Pension Solutions (‘WPS’), the specialist pensions consultancy that provides strategic and practical advice to family businesses, has added their insight to support the Institute for Family Business (‘IFB’) as part of the collaborative response to the government consultation on the consolidation of defined benefit pension schemes. WPS is delighted to have been able to…

WPS And FBU Launch New Heritage Library

14th August 2018Paul AndrewsNo comments

Western Pension Solutions (‘WPS’) have have teamed up with Family Business United (‘FBU’) to launch a new resource for the family business community. The Heritage Library is the latest bespoke resource centre that is being created by the teams at WPS and FBU as a resource to inspire family businesses today and subsequent generations too. As…

WPS Supports Cumbria Family Business Event

11th August 2018Paul AndrewsNo comments

Western Pension Solutions (WPS), the specialist pensions consultancy that provides strategic and practical advice to family businesses, has announced their partnership support of the Cumbria Family Business Conference. Organised by Sue Howorth and the team at The Family Business Network this will be the third annual conference for family businesses looking to learn from and…

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