The SPP supports the overall direction of proposed changes to Technical Actuarial Standard 310 (TAS 310) covering actuarial work for collective defined contribution (CDC) pensions.
However, it is important that the standards remain principles-based and proportionate, allowing actuaries to exercise professional judgement while ensuring that key issues such as cross-subsidies, assumptions and scheme sustainability are clearly communicated.
This response sets out SPP's views on TPR's draft code of practice that will amend the existing CDC code which applies to single and connected employer CDC schemes (‘single-employer CDC schemes’).
Whilst expressing support for TPR’s intention to move towards a single code of practice, the SPP provides a number of comments intended to improve the code of practice and support its effective implementation.
Tags: CDC, pension, Pension Schemes, policy, SPP,
The potential of Collective Defined Contribution (CDC) pension schemes is generating widespread interest across the pensions industry.
This SPP paper provides clear, actionable insights on the practicalities of administration, cost management, and governance for CDC schemes, setting out how these can be delivered in a way that makes CDC accessible, resilient, and trustworthy for both employers and savers.
Tags: CDC, Collective Defined Contribution, pension, Pensions, Retirement CDC, SPP,
This response acknowledges that there are arguments for and against Retirement CDC schemes being made available in the retail environment; strongly supports the introduction of a ‘cohorting’ approach; and agrees that there is a strong case for a charge cap to be introduced.
If the Government introduces their Guided Retirement requirements on DC schemes in advance of Retirement CDC being made available, schemes may not have much appetite to revisit their Guided Retirement options in the short term. This could represent a substantial missed opportunity.
Tags: CDC, Collective Defined Contribution, pension, Pensions, Retirement CDC, SPP,
This SPP paper explores the case for policies that will enable collective schemes, including DB and CDC, to thrive in the decades to come.