Scheme Actuary

Although the role of Scheme Actuary is a personal appointment, our clients are supported by our multi-disciplinary teams which are built to meet their specific needs, drawn from individuals with deep expertise, practical experience and business acumen. Calling on unrivalled experience of developing market-leading, bespoke solutions, we are able to develop and implement cost-effective, streamlined solutions for clients of all sizes. We provide the full range of actuarial and wider consulting services to trustees and companies both in the UK and abroad.

We have demonstrable experience of helping trustees of large schemes, to understand and manage their pension schemes successfully. This includes:

1. Clear advice on setting long-term funding targets, taking into account the risks and challenges faced
2. Working closely with trustees to achieve successful valuation outcomes, including schedules of contributions that are appropriate and sufficient to meet funding shortfalls. This also entails assisting trustees in working collaboratively with the scheme sponsor to achieve mutually satisfactory funding and investment strategies.
3. Assisting trustees, if needed, in discussions with the Pensions Regulator.
4. Close collaboration with trustees’ investment consultants to ensure a joined-up approach to scheme funding and investment, including deriving trigger-based frameworks to assist schemes in de-risking over time and supporting longevity hedging decisions
5. Using our extensive internal technical and thought leadership expertise to provide pro-active advice on responding to legislative and market changes.
6. Providing complete and comprehensible advice and guidance to trustees in agreeing transfers to and from schemes without member consent and pragmatic and efficient advice and calculations in respect of Section 75 debts.
7. Working closely with administrators and providing clear advice and instructions on member calculations, such as cash equivalent transfer values, commutation and early retirement factors.