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  • Unprecedented property SIPP interest prompts nationwide road shows from Xafinity

    In response to increasing interest in commercial property investment via a SIPP, Xafinity SIPP Services has set up a series of informative seminars for financial advisers on 'Putting Property into Pensions'. Download

  • Xafinity to host Auto-Enrolment Conference in Belfast

    Business owners, Human Resource Managers, Payroll professionals and Finance Directors are invited to attend a free auto-enrolment conference hosted by Xafinity at Riddel Hall, Queen’s University in Belfast on Tuesday 11th June 2013.  The conference is aimed at senior managers who need to understand the implications of workplace pension reform and how this will impact on their businesses. Download

  • Pension deficits increase by £84billion as bond yields expectations slow

    UK corporate pension deficits rose by £84 billion to £695 billion in April according to Xafinity's corporate pension deficits tracker, adding to the previous month's rise, resulting in deficits nearing £700bn. Download

  • Xafinity launches fixed fee special offer for new property SIPPs

    Xafinity, one of the UK’s leading specialists in pensions and employee benefits, has launched a fixed fee special offer for new SIPPs investing in commercial property and land. Download

  • Xafinity to host de-risking seminar for pensions & benefits specialists

    Pensions and benefits specialists are invited to attend a free ‘Pensions De-risking’ seminar hosted by Xafinity in London on Thursday 20th June 2013.  The seminar is aimed at anyone within an organisation responsible for financial, risk or benefits strategy, including financial directors/managers and risk/strategy specialists. Download

  • Pension deficits jump to £611bn as Bond Yields tumble

    UK corporate pension deficits rose by £60billion to £611 billion in March according to Xafinity corporate pension deficits tracker, wiping out the previous month’s fall. Download

  • HR Trustees appoints Lyndon Jones as new Managing Director

    HR Trustees, the independent professional pensions and benefits trustee firm, has appointed Lyndon Jones as managing director. Download

  • 2012 SIPP/SASS record year for Xafinity

    Xafinity, one of the UK’s leading specialists in pensions and employee benefits, has reported record results in 2012, with sales of SIPPs rising by 46%, and SSASs up 27%. Download

  • Budget March 2013 - The Pensions Perspective

    We were not expecting any major changes to be announced in the budget this year and we have not been disappointed. However, there are a few items of interest for all pension schemes. Download

  • Inflation causes pensions deficits to fall back to £551bn

    15 March 2013 UK corporate pension deficits fell by £70billion to £551 billion in February according to Xafinity corporate pension deficits tracker, wiping out the previous month’s increase. Download

  • Scottish independence uncertainty for pension schemes

    04 March 2013 Xafinity’s actuaries identify Scottish independence will create challenges and increased costs for employers, pension providers and their advisers.

    Independence would allow a review of the appropriateness of existing UK pension institutions, how pensions are delivered, tax reliefs, inter-generational resource transfers, public sector debt structures and the relationship between private sector and public sector obligations.

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  • Inflation causes pensions deficits to soar to £621 bn

    20 February 2013  UK corporate pension deficits shot up by £71billion to £621 billion in January according to Xafinity Consulting’s corporate pension deficits tracker. A 12% increase on last month and 58% increase since this time last year. Download

  • 3 December 2012 FRS17 and IAS19 corporate pension deficits drop slightly in November but remain at just short of £500 billion, according to Xafinity Consulting’s corporate pensions deficit tracker, as an eerie calm settled on the markets during November.

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  • After the mixed reactions to DWP’s paper, ‘Government response to the consultation: Improving transfers and dealing with small pension pots’, Xafinity, the UK pensions and payments specialists, is encouraging the Department to push forward with a virtual amalgamation tool for pensions.

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  • Pensions and benefits specialists are invited to attend a free ‘Pensions De-risking’ Seminar hosted by Xafinity in London on Thursday 22nd November 2012. The Seminar is aimed at anyone within an organisation responsible for financial, risk or benefits strategy, including financial directors/managers and risk/strategy specialists.

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  • 07 November 2012   Xafinity Consulting’s corporate pension deficits tracker jumps £54 billion in October reversing September’s downward trend and bringing corporate deficits back up over £500 billion. The minor rally in the FTSE which ended the month at 5849 was insufficient to quell the increased liabilities due to bond markets pricing in an extra 0.25% increase in RPI. Read more
  • 04 October 2012  Xafinity Consulting’s corporate pension deficits tracker shows a £130bn fall in deficits in September, a significant part of which is a symptom of the European Central Bank’s Spanish bailout.   Read more
  • 13 September 2012  Xafinity Consulting warns that sponsors of corporate pension schemes are heading for significant hikes in their reported pension costs for 2013 as balance sheet deficits hit £576 bXafinity Consulting warns that sponsors of corporate pension schemes are heading for significant hikes in their reported pension costs for 2013 as balance sheet deficits hit £576 b Read more
  • 03 September 2012     Xafinity, one of the UK’s leading provider of pension services, has reduced its set up fee for its SimplySIPP product by £100 to just £150 + VAT per client from 1st September 2012. Read more
  • 21 August 2012 Xafinity Consulting has appointed Richard Halley as principal lead for their healthcare consulting division. Read more
  • 15 August 2012    HR, training and development professionals, who are responsible for making decisions about their business training needs, are invited to attend a free leadership forum hosted by Xafinity Skillbase in Portsmouth on 18 October 2012. Read more
  • 01 August 2012    The UK’s Defined Benefit pension scheme liabilities have jumped 15% in July as corporate bond yields crash towards gilt yields, according to Xafinity’s Corporate Pensions Scheme model. Read more
  • 04 July 2012    The UK’s Defined Benefit pension scheme liabilities have witnessed four months of stability according to Xafinity’s Corporate Pensions Scheme model.


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  • 11 June 2012    Xafinity, trading as Hazell Carr SSAS, has acquired the Small Self Administered Scheme (SSAS) business of Alliance Trust Savings Limited.  The newly acquired business comprises over 340 SSASs. Read more
  • 06 June 2012    Falling equity values and falling bond yields have provided a double whammy to pension scheme sponsors who are likely to have seen their deficits increase again this month.  Equity markets lost almost 10% of their value while corporate bond yields fell around 0.25%, further increasing liabilities.   Read more
  • 30 May 2012        Latest research by Xafinity Paymaster, part of the Equiniti Group, has revealed that 60% of leading annuity providers and industry experts believe that the increased sales of enhanced annuities has resulted in healthy lives receiving poorer rates from their annuities. Read more
  • 23 May 2012        A recent poll by Xafinity of HR, payroll and pensions professionals has revealed that 35% have not yet selected which pension vehicle they will use for auto-enrolment.  47% of respondents said they will be using their existing arrangement or a new arrangement (13%). Read more
  • 08 May 2012        The UK’s Defined Benefit pension scheme liabilities have shown signs of short term stability as they remain unchanged in April, according to the latest figures from Xafinity. However, whilst many might view stability as good news, Xafinity advises that most sponsors are rightly concerned when aggregate IAS19 deficits have seemingly reached a plateau at half a trillion pounds. Read more
  • 04 May 2012        HR, training and development professionals, responsible for making decisions about their business training needs, are invited to attend a free leadership forum hosted by Xafinity Skillbase in London on 5 July. Read more
  • 27 April 2012    Financial markets have played havoc with the state of funding for corporate pension schemes. The Pensions Regulator has now bowed to pressure and published his views on what should be done. Read more
  • 10 April 2012     The UK’s Defined Benefit pension scheme liabilities remained unchanged in March, according to the latest figures from Xafinity, as equity markets and bond yields show little change since the end of February. Pension deficits increased by £24 billion as the value of scheme assets decreased slightly. Read more
  • 27 March 2012      Xafinity is warning that current market conditions could mean many companies are being forced to put pension liability management plans on hold.  The current level of government bond yields, driven down by the latest wave of quantitative easing, make both offers to members and the purchase of matching assets increasingly unattractive. Read more
  • 15 March 2012   HR, payroll and pensions professionals are invited to attend a free conference hosted by Xafinity in London on Tuesday 22nd May 2012. ‘Auto-enrolment - It’s complicated’ is aimed at anyone who needs to understand auto-enrolment and how it will impact on businesses. Read more
  • 08 March 2012   The UK’s Defined Benefit pension schemes liabilities jumped £133 billion in February from £1,435bn to £1,568bn according to the latest figures from Xafinity. Most of the increase was attributable to a fall in corporate bond yields, but, critically, the figures also reflect the impact of the quantitative easing programme and a perception of continued long term, low level price inflation. Read more
  • 14 February 2012    Investment managers and M&A professionals are invited to a free breakfast seminar on 22 March, to discuss the financial risks, posed by pensions’ deficits, that sponsoring employers face when considering corporate restructures, mergers or acquisitions. Read more
  • 03 February 2012    The UK’s defined benefit pension schemes benefit from stability in corporate bond yields and inflation, giving rise to a small fall in deficits, says Xafinity. The £10bn fall is based on FRS17 and IAS19 accounting rules, as tracked by actuaries using the Xafinity Corporate Pension Scheme model. Read more
  • 09 January 2012    The UK’s defined benefit pension schemes have ended the year £50 billion up on 2010, based on FRS17 and IAS19 accounting rules, as tracked by actuaries using the Xafinity Corporate Pension Scheme model. Read more

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