2010 News Archive

This page is used to update you about latest news on your scheme. We will also post items of general interest to members on this page.

Click on the links below to view the most recent items.

1 - Standard Life announcement on the Sterling Fund - 05/05/2010 Following the fall in the Standard Life Sterling Fund of 4.8% on 14 January 2009, Standard Life have announced that they will put investors in the Ste... 2 - Standard Life Sterling Fund If you have been invested in standard Life’s Sterling fund, you will know that market conditions led to a sudden fall in the Sterling Fund's val... 3 - New investment booklet A booklet for Level 100+ members outlining the investment choices available for the Retirement Account is now available on the website on the "In... 4 - Change in minimum retirement age As reported in the January Pension Update newsletter, new legislation means that the minimum retirement age is changing from 50 to 55.  Some exce... 5 - Member Representative Election 19 February is the closing date for the Member Representaive Elections and to be eligable to stand in that election we must receive your completed nom... 6 - Revised investment booklet for Level 100+ members A new investment booklet is posted on the site for Level 100+ members and this can be downloaded from the "investing your contributions" pag... 7 - AVC Guide A new booklet for BAE Systems Pension Scheme members about paying AVCs can be downloaded from the Investing your Contributions page. There is lots of ... 8 - Member Representative Election Results The election for Member Representatives is now complete and contact information for all the Member Representatives can be found on the website. Se... 9 - BGI Funds - name change Several of the funds which the Schemes use via Standard Life for AVCs and the Retirement Account are run by Barclays Global Investments (BGI). ... 10 - SMART opt in and out period Members are reminded that during September they can choose to change their option regarding whether they pay contributions via SMART. More information... 11 - UK Award for our pensioner communications We make audio and large font versions of our pensioner... 12 - New contact details Due to the transfer of the pensions administration to Xafinity Paymaster on 27 November 2010, some of the contact details are changing from that date.... 13 - Pensions Administrator appointed A Company notice about a new pensions administrator for the pension schemes is posted on the publications page of this website. Contact details f...