Exeter Retirement Benefits Scheme (ERBS) - closed
The ERBS scheme closed to new entrants and to further benefit accrual for existing members on 30 November 2016. For information on the new scheme please see the webpages for the University of Exeter Retirement Savings Scheme.
Details of the personal data we collect and how it is used are set out in our ERBS Privacy Notice.
Latest publications
- ERBS Statement of Investment Principles 2023
- ERBS Trustee Report to Members 2023
- ERBS Annual Scheme Report 2022
- ERBS Engagement Policy Implementation Statement
Trustee Board
| Appointed by the University: | Nominated by the Members: |
| BBS Trustees represented by Penny Green (Chair) | Anna Ames |
| Margaret Laithwaite | Angela Elliott |
| Ray O'Connell |
Preserved benefits
Your membership of the ERBS scheme ceased on 30 November 2016 when the scheme closed. Benefits you had in the scheme at that date were preserved for you and a statement of benefits would have been provided by the pension scheme administrators BBS.
If you have any questions about the benefits or wish to notify change of personal details, please contact the scheme administrators:
The ERBS Administration Team
BBS Consultants & Actuaries Ltd
Canard Court, 23-25 St George's Road
Bristol
BS1 5UU
Tel: 0117 9378700
Email: ERBS@broadstone.co.uk
Early retirement in ERBS
The normal date of retirement for members of ERBS is age 65. You can draw your pension benefits from age 65 in full, without seeking permission from the Trustees of the Scheme.
Under Government legislation you can apply to receive pension benefits from age 55 onwards, payment of these will be subject to permission from the Trustees of the scheme.
Further information
For further information, including how to contact the administrators, BBS, please see the following Factsheets:
Factsheet A - General Scheme Information
Factsheet B - Benefits of deferred members
Factsheet C - Death Benefits
Factsheet D - Divorce and Dissolution of Civil Partnership
Factsheet E - State Pension Benefits and Contracting-out
Factsheet F - Disputes and Complaints
For general queries about the scheme or to obtain formal documents relating to funding or investments please contact:
Secretary to the Trustee Directors
Phil Farrell, Quantum Advisory, 20 Old Bailey, London EC4M 7AN
Email: ExeterRetirement@quantumadvisory.co.uk
