Universities and pension bosses at loggerheads over USS future

putting coins in a jar representing college and university fees

Does the USS’ deficit recovery plan unfairly penalise younger academics?

Discussions about how the UK’s largest pension scheme covers its deficit ought to consider whether all employers and members should pay the same rate, argues Paul Hamilton

By Paul Hamilton

1 November

USS pension contributions ‘could reach 68 per cent of salaries’

Universities call for members to have option to reduce their contributions in return for different benefits

By Anna McKie

7 September

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

By Bernard Casey

15 August

USS warns of ‘sharp’ increase in costs as virus inflates deficit

UK higher education’s biggest pension fund says Covid-related uncertainty on financial markets added £7 billion to shortfall in space of two months

By Chris Havergal

10 July

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#1 Submitted by mail_adamganz_com on November 13, 2020 - 8:55pm

Former USS chair David Eastwood and Bill Galvin -who has tripled his salary since moving from the regulator to USS seem to be running USS in the interests neither of institutions nor the members. And why was Jane Hutton sacked after discovering oddities in the accounts?

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