Pensions - Articles - XPS Index reveals pension transfer values rose during May

 The difference between maximum and minimum readings of the XPS Pensions Group Transfer Value Index over May 2018 was £5,700 (or around 2.4%).

 Sankar Mahalingham, Head of DB Growth, XPS Pensions Group comments: “There was a rise in transfer values between the start and end of May, due mainly to a fall in gilt yields during the second half of the month, with inflation remaining relatively stable. Transfer values remain close to historic highs, but have not been very volatile, a trend that we have seen since the start of the final quarter of 2017.”

 The XPS Pensions Group Transfer Value Index tracks the transfer value that would be provided by an example DB scheme to a member aged 64 who is currently entitled to a pension of £10,000 each year starting at age 65 (increasing each year in line with inflation). Different schemes calculate transfer values in different ways. A given individual may therefore receive a transfer value from their scheme that is significantly different from that quoted by the XPS Pensions Group Transfer Value Index.