Superfund market opportunity for DB pension scheme sponsors


Almost a decade after it was first floated as an idea, the superfund market is finally gaining traction in the UK pensions market. With a clearer regulatory framework taking shape, Clara Pensions developing a credible transaction track record and the announcement of a new superfund entrant (with rumours of more to come), all signs are pointing towards the superfund market becoming an established risk transfer option for UK defined benefit (DB) pension schemes.

Lift your strategic role in climate, sustainability and ESG

By collaborating more closely with sustainability teams and using data-driven insights, risk professionals can shape resilience and help protect long-term business value. We’re seeing more organizations expand sustainability teams’ remits to include areas traditionally overseen by risk professionals. This trend is driven by climate disclosure requirements and increasingly complex, volatile climate and natural catastrophe risks.

Theory to practice the first year of funding code valuations

In 2025, many defined benefit (DB) pension schemes faced a landmark moment: their first actuarial valuations under The Pensions Regulator’s (TPR’s) new funding code. Now, a year on, we’re starting to see how schemes are responding to the biggest shake-up in funding rules for over 20 years. Each scheme faces its own challenges in first-time adoption, for many, strong funding positions have eased the transition, allowing them to retain existing strategies while ticking the compliance boxes.

Getting ahead of cancer

 

Lifestyle Actuary

Dalriada Trustees Limited (Dalriada), one of the largest providers of professional trustee services to pensions schemes in the UK, has today announced the appointment of Sarah Brough as a professional trustee.

Lights Camera Actuary

For the next few months Zoe Bolton will be talking to the senior actuaries in these firms, getting a brief insight into their career paths and visions for the future. This month Zoe interviews Shil Patel the UK Managing Director at Dynamo Analytics

Travelling Actuary

This month's Travelling Actuary takes us to the iconic Boston to experience New England at it’s very best.

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