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.

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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