19 June 2019
Rarity value
Defined benefit pensions have long been a valued element of the total reward enjoyed by colleagues in the higher education sector.
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17 April 2019
Working at USS
What makes USS such a great place to work? We asked our colleagues to share their thoughts.
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28 March 2019
From university to USS
As the principal pension scheme for some of the country’s leading higher education institutions, we asked our colleagues to share their memories of student life and their journey to USS – where they look after the retirements of the people who taught them.
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4 March 2019
An alternative approach to funding pensions?
Financial markets have been analogous to Spain’s world famous Pamplona bull run over most of the past decade, with equities leading the charge. Born out of the financial crisis, quantitative easing and the search for real returns have engendered an asset price boom
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28 February 2019
Protecting the promises made to members
Every three years, the Trustee must make judgements about how various expectations and risks will play out over the long-term and the short-term that could influence the scheme’s ability to pay members’ benefits. It must also review whether recent experience has met with previous expectations, and respond accordingly.
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22 November 2018
Perspectives on funding pensions
The issue of the ‘right way’ to fund USS pensions has generated much debate. On the one hand, the trustee is accused of being recklessly prudent in its funding assumptions, and so requiring contributions that are unnecessarily high.
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22 October 2018
The divestment debate
Earlier this month, the world’s media reported on the stark warnings contained in a report published by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
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25 July 2018
What should our members think about USS?
There has been no shortage of commentary on USS over the last year. It has come from many sources, with various motivations. I sympathise with our members, who would like, I am sure, a simple, unfiltered account of how USS has performed.
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17 July 2018
Working with employers: the USS employer training programme
How we work with employers is essential to delivering our pension product to our members and supporting the member journey, ensuring that the scheme runs smoothly. Over the years we have worked closely with employers, via the Institutions Advisory Panel (IAP), to ensure that we are enabling employers to carry out key administration tasks, as well as receiving feedback on how we can do better.