Announcements

October 2022

Bank of England to purchase UK Government Bonds to ease the strain in the gilt market

04/10/2022

The Bank took this decision fearing the fall in the value of gilts could have a negative impact on pension schemes. The Trustee Directors of Nationwide Pension Fund are alert to the market turbulence and have been reviewing the implications with their professional advisors.

August 2022

What’s new on the Member Portal

15/08/2022

Our Member Portal provides you with secure online access to your pension record. You can manage and update your details online instantly, saving on time and allowing you to keep track of your NPF pension benefits.

July 2022

Meet John and Rob to find out more about being a Member Nominated Director on our Trustee Board

11/07/2022

If you’d like to nominate yourself or support another member’s nomination, visit https://hub.ukevote.uk/npf to find out more! The closing date for nominations is 5pm on 9 August.

April 2022

Investment news – Trustee concludes £172mn bulk annuity purchase with Canada Life

28/04/2022

Canada Life have completed a bulk annuity transaction with Nationwide Pension Fund.

Annual pension increase for pensions in payment

13/04/2022

The details of the pension increases applied from 1 April 2022 are now available to view and you’ll have recently received a letter confirming how this has been applied to your pension.

March 2022

Update from the Trustee about the conflict in Ukraine

30/03/2022

As the conflict in Ukraine continues to unfold, we want to reassure you that the Trustee is closely monitoring the situation and any potential impacts on the Fund.

Pensioner members – have you recently received a tax code notification?

16/03/2022

We understand that some members who are receiving a pension from the Fund may have recently received a notification from HMRC of a change to their tax code. HMRC have confirmed that notifications issued on or after 15 March are likely to have been issued in error and therefore, we’ve not applied these to your March pension payment.

February 2022

NPF Team at Buck – your new pension administration team

18/02/2022

From 21 February 2022, Buck will be your point of contact for everything relating to your NPF pension benefits and to discuss your retirement options. They’re also responsible for holding and maintaining your pension records, calculating member benefits and paying pensions.

January 2022

An update regarding the Directors of the Trustee Board

26/01/2022

In October 2021, John Wrighthouse and Rob Goldspink were re-elected as Member Nominated Trustee Directors following a thorough election process where we saw some excellent candidates.

October 2021

Results of the Member Nominated Trustee Director (MNTD) election

22/10/2021

This year, two of our Member Nominated Trustee Directors’ (MNTDs) Terms of Office were due to end. We ran an election process to fill those vacancies, with four candidates standing. The ballot closed on 28 September 2021 and we’re now pleased to announce the results.