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Morten Nilsson – Navigating the Future: Insights on DB Schemes in the UK

CEO Morten Nilsson shares insights on Brightwell's journey, challenges in the industry, the allure of DB pensions, emerging alternatives like Collective Defined Contribution (CDC), and the crucial need for re-evaluating pension scheme management practices.

11/04/2024

Brightwell brings fully online retirements to BTPS members

Brightwell, the primary service provider to the BT Pension Scheme (BTPS), has launched a full self-serve online retirement journey for BTPS members. The new service leverages biometric identity verification and automatically diarises and pays out members’ pensions and lump sums. It is believed to be an industry first for a defined benefit (DB) scheme.

09/04/2024

Defined Benefit pension schemes taking a ‘Wait and See’ approach to endgames

New research from mallowstreet commissioned By Brightwell, the end-to-end service provider for DB schemes, reveals that large defined benefit (DB) schemes remain uncertain about their endgame.

05/03/2024

PensionsAge awards triple win

At the Pensions Age awards at the end of February, we were delighted to take home three gongs! Kicking off the night, Brightwell client BTPS took home the coveted DB Pension Scheme of the Year award. Brightwell won the prize for Pensions Administration and, to top the evening off, Brightwell group company Procentia was crowned Pension Technology Firm of the Year.

29/02/2024

Brightwell completes GMP equalisation for BTPS

Brightwell, the end-to-end service provider for DB schemes, and the primary services provider to the BT Pension Scheme (BTPS), today announced it has completed GMP equalisation (GMPe) for BTPS.

26/02/2024

Bright Insight – Q1 2024

We're proud to announce Bright Insight, our new quarterly newsletter. This quarter's edition features a recap of all our activities in 2023, interviews with our CEO Morten Nilsson and CIO Wyn Francis in the pensions industry press, our own articles from colleagues in Fiduciary and Member Services, and how we've helped make GMPe a bit easier for members to understand.

30/01/2024

Brightwell accredited to ISO 27001

Brightwell is pleased to announce accreditation to ISO 27001, a globally recognised standard for information security management systems.

22/01/2024

Our 2023 highlights

2023 was our first year as Brightwell and we're proud of all the progress we've made. We’ve continued to provide high quality support to our clients, invested in our operations to improve member satisfaction and topped off the year with a sweep of awards and industry recognition. We’ve summarised it all in this short video.

08/01/2024

A brighter future – Morten Nilsson, CEO, Brightwell

Brightwell CEO Morten Nilsson talks to Pensions Age about where the DB pensions market is going, the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead, and how he believes Brightwell can fill a gap in the market.

08/01/2024

The Benefits of Travelling Together in Pensions – Wyn Francis, CIO, Brightwell

Brightwell CIO, Wyn Francis talks to Investment & Pensions Europe's Carlo Svaluto Moreolo about why he wants his job to be as boring as possible, Brightwell's progress so far and plans for the future.

11/12/2023