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  • Thames Water: an update on our investment

    You may have seen the recent media coverage concerning shareholder funding for Thames Water. This followed regulatory announcements made by Thames Water and Kemble on Thursday 28 March 2024. I want to reassure that this will have no significant or material impact on USS's funding position or the security of our members’ promised pensions.

  • USS statement

    On Thursday 19 May 2022, Professor Hutton withdrew her Employment Tribunal claim against USS. This was Professor Hutton’s unilateral decision – there is no settlement agreement. The trustee has decided not to pursue Professor Hutton for its costs.

  • The 2020 valuation

    The contributions members and employers pay into USS, and the way future retirement benefits are built up, are both set to change.

  • 2020 valuation update (31 August 2021)

    After six months of extended negotiations, USS’s Joint Negotiating Committee (JNC) has now determined how the funding challenges facing the scheme should be addressed. This comes almost two years after we first committed to holding a 2020 valuation.

  • USS: pension contributions will need to rise sharply if existing benefits are to be maintained

    The Trustee of USS, the UK’s largest private pension fund, has today published an update report that explains the funding challenges facing the scheme.

  • USS statement on UUK's response to TP consultation

    USS has issued a statement in relation to UUK’s response to a consultation on the proposed Technical Provisions for the 2020 valuation.

  • USS Trustee consultation illustrates wide range of potential outcomes to 2020 valuation

    The Trustee of USS has today launched a consultation with Universities UK (UUK) on key aspects of the pension scheme’s 2020 valuation.

  • USS discusses approach for 2020 valuation

    Universities Superannuation Scheme has today issued a technical discussion document to its sponsoring employers. It marks the start of a six-week phase of engagement with employers on the 2020 valuation, which will be based on a ‘snapshot’ of the Scheme’s funding position on 31 March 2020.

  • Publication of the Joint Expert Panel’s second report

    The Joint Expert Panel (JEP) assembled by UUK and UCU has published its second report looking at approaches and recommendations for future scheme valuations.

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