Defined Benefit Pension Scheme

Defined Benefit Pension Scheme

RHA RETIREMENT BENEFITS PLAN

Defined Benefit Pension Scheme (closed to new entrants in 1999)

 

About the pension plan

The Road Haulage Association Retirement Benefits Plan was established in the 1950s to provide employees of the RHA with the opportunity to have a pension income from the Association when they retired.

The Plan provides what are known as a 'defined benefit' or 'final salary' pensions - the amount of pension income that is paid at retirement depends upon how many years an employee is a contributing member of the Plan and how much they earn when they leave employment.

The RHA closed the defined benefit Plan to new joiners in 1999 and has instead offered pension saving through a ‘defined contribution’ or ‘money purchase’ pension arrangement to new employees since then.

The pension Plan is entirely separated from the RHA and is looked after by a Trustee board made up of four individuals whose role is to act in the best interests of the members.

 

Statement of Investment Principles

There is a great deal of regulation which sets out how the Plan must be managed and the duties of the Trustee Board. Part of these regulations covers the investment of the Plan’s assets and requires the Trustee Board to have a formal document which explains how it invests the money. This is called the Statement of Investment Principles.

The Statement of Investment Principles is a formal technical document which sets out the Trustee Board's:

  • investment strategy
  • ​investment objectives
  • investment policies

It also includes other details such as the Trustee Board's environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations, details of the relationships with investment managers and how delegated voting rights are exercised.

The Trustee Board is required to make a copy of the Statement available online.
You can view or download a copy of the Plan’s SIP here and the 2020 Implementation Statement here.

 

 

Contact the Trustee Board

You can contact the Trustee Board by writing to the Chairman, Ms Chrys Rampley,  at the following address:

RHA Retirement Benefits Plan 
Worldwide House
Thorpe Wood
Peterborough
PE3 6SB