There is no silver bullet in the UK’s pension dispute
The latest USS valuation may have been conducted amid crashing markets, but there is no escaping the need for changes, says Kate Barker
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Pension speculation
Paul Goldberg notes that whenever a USS member moves to another scheme, their USS pension entitlement is merely index-linked, leaving USS with an excess of cash (Letters, 91茄子S, April 21). Another...
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Pay extra 1% of salary to save USS pension benefits, says panel
Additional contribution from staff combined with 2 per cent extra from employers would be enough to keep current USS pension scheme, say experts
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Regulator ‘must address’ USS whistleblower sacking concerns
MP calls for urgent investigation into dismissal of Jane Hutton as potential strike action nears
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Pension speculation
USS pension funds might be vulnerable not only to the Treasury but also to European Union tax and financial harmonisation plans. Britain has invested more than twice the amount in pension funds as...
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Listless reply to USS consultation
Employers and critics offer divergent interpretation of 1 per cent response rate. John Morgan reports
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USS whistleblower ‘sidelined’ and faces conduct investigation
Jane Hutton says that pension fund is trying to deny her ‘whistleblower’ status
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USS strike: long-term promise on employer contributions may break pensions impasse
Uncertainty over the future of 18 per cent contributions is hampering negotiations, argue Jon Forster, Graham Niblo and James Vickers
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Switching to defined contributions is the only show left in town for the USS
Academics may wish we weren’t here, but burying heads in the sand about the depth of the deficit is no longer viable, says Bernard Casey
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USS strike: staff walkout is only way left to stop unnecessary pension cuts
Academics do not want to damage students' education but strike action is the only option left to protect pensions, says Sam Marsh
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UK university staff vote to strike over USS pension reforms
Fourteen days of strike action set to begin on 22 February if talks fail, affecting 61 universities
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Pension speculation
In providing a maximum pension of half of one's final salary, plus a tax-free lump of three times salary, the USS is providing benefits that are broadly equivalent to a pension of two-thirds of...
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Pensions advice
Christopher Williams (91茄子S, December 20) says academics must question how their pensions are invested. The Association of University Teachers raises this issue at Universities Superannuation Scheme...
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Pension speculation
Andrew Oswald invites us to believe that the Universities Superannuation Scheme could raise academic pensions from 50 per cent to 66.6 per cent of final salary if only the trustees ignore actuarial...