Actuarial consulting services to trustees and sponsors of U.K. pension plans

Actuarial

We provide a wide range of actuarial consulting services for trustees and plan sponsors, partnering with our clients to help them make efficient and effective decisions.

Our comprehensive range of services – from funding strategy to risk management to plan wind-up – provide support across every step of your pension journey, offering peace of mind for both you and your members.

Echelon+ inclusive DB governance

Echelon+ brings together the best of Buck’s award-winning trustee services, working as one solution, to help you reach your objectives quicker. Supported by centralised governance and independent oversight, our solution combines the efficiencies of a master trust with the retained ownership of your scheme’s strategic direction; and all for a single fixed fee.

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GMP equalisation

Square™ provides end-to-end delivery of GMP equalisation in a clear and cost-effective way, ensuring quick compliance for you. Using our built-in proprietary technology and methodology, we can deliver the whole GMP equalisation project as a standalone solution, from data analysis to the critical matter of communicating the impact to the plan members.

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Stride™

Stride, our digital funding, investment, and risk monitoring application, provides trustees, sponsors, and consultants with access to key daily monitored actuarial, asset, and risk metrics and enables users to assess the risk metrics affecting the future journey of the plan.

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Scheme actuary services

Through our scheme actuary services, we advise and assist trustees in complying with their legal and regulatory responsibilities. At the forefront of the latest market developments, our actuaries hold prominent industry positions with the IFoA and ACA and we were among the first companies to achieve the IFoA Quality Assurance scheme accreditation.

Funding and valuations

Our actuarial team provides in-depth support and advice throughout the triennial actuarial valuation process, supported by our cost-effective technology solutions, saving you time and money. Plus, our close working relationship with The Pensions Regulator and other industry bodies means we can pass on valuable insight to ensure a smooth project.

Corporate consulting

We work with defined benefit plan sponsors to determine their pension objectives so we can formulate and action a strategy to meet them. This typically involves cost and risk management, for instance advice on cash funding negotiations, liability management, and plan mergers. We also advise on pensions accounting, including consolidation for multinationals, accounting assumptions, and benchmarking advice.

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Risk management

We provide in-depth advice on integrated risk management, utilising our market-leading technology and strategic questionnaires. Our experts can assess viability and design and implement one-off risk management projects, including liability management, benefit redesign, plan closures, and settlement.

Covenant consulting

We provide covenant analysis to trustees and sponsors of U.K. pension schemes. Our bespoke service addresses the individual needs of each client and circumstance, be it a triennial valuation, corporate transaction, or scheme event. Our covenant consultants work together with our actuaries and investment consultants to present trustees and sponsors with holistic advice across all dimensions of risk.

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Practical pensions training

We offer a wide range of training courses for trustees, pension managers, members of governance committees, and HR and finance professionals. Our courses are designed to give you a foundation in the basic principles and provide you with the practical knowledge you need to be more effective in your role.