skip to content

Pensions

 

Members who joined the scheme before 01/01/2013 will have accrued final salary benefits for service through to 31/12/2012 and CRB benefits for service from 01/01/2013 onward. Members in this section of the scheme will have all of their pension administered by our office unless they have chosen to set up an additional defined contribution fund with SEI Capita.

The full scheme rules are available at: The CPS Scheme Rules  and 2004 Scheme Changes

If you are looking for forms or reporting a death please see the CPS homepage.

On this page this you can find-

Overview

Detailed Guidance

SEI Master Trust

 

Overview

The following document offers an overview of the CRB section of the CPS and provides a good starting point for understanding your pension-

CRB Scheme Guide

 

Detailed Guidance

The following factsheets cover specific areas of the CRB section of the CPS in more detail-

Factsheet 1 Eligibility

Factsheet 2 Retirement Benefits

Factsheet 3 Contributions

Factsheet 4 Salary Sacrifice

Factsheet 5 Topping up your Benefits

Factsheet 6 Early Retirement

Factsheet 7 Late Retirement

Factsheet 8 Pension Increases

Factsheet 9 Death Benefits

Factsheet 10 Leaving Service

Factsheet 11 Ill Health and Incapacity Retirement

Factsheet 12 Transfers

Factsheet 13 Divorce

Factsheet 14 State Pension Benefits

Factsheet 15 Disputes and Complaints

Factsheet 16 Flexible Retirement

Factsheet 17 Absence (including Maternity / Paternity, sabbatical and sickness leave)

 

SEI Master Trust

Members of the CRB section of the CPS do not automatically accrue a defined contribution fund but can commence one by paying AVCs or by completing a transfer in from an external pension scheme. The defined contribution fund is administered by the SEI Master Trust team.

Members can view and manage their SEI Master Trust pension online here.

Unless you have chosen otherwise the SEI Master Trust will invest your fund using the default investment strategy outlined in the following factsheet:

SEI Default Fund

Below is a listing of the full range of investment funds that are available to members of the SEI Master Trust. 

You can find out more about the funds, including the ability to view factsheets and performance, here. 

Note:  for new funds introduced in 2024, fund performance, including factsheet information will become available in Quarter 4 of 2025, following one year’s performance.

If you wish to make changes to the investment strategy for your SEI Master Trust fund you can use the link above to view and manage your SEI Master Trust pension online.

Funds

(* denotes where used in the default strategy)

(** denotes where is a brand new fund introduced from 2024)

SEI Risk Rated, Multi-Asset Funds

1. SEI Aggressive Fund

2. SEI Growth Fund

3. SEI Core Fund *

4. SEI Moderate Fund *

5. SEI Defensive Fund

SEI investment (Asset Class) Funds

6. SEI Factor Allocation Global Equity*

7. SEI MT Global Equity

8. SEI Small Cap Select

9.  SEI Emerging Market Equity

10. SEI UK Equity

11. SEI MT Shariah Compliant

12.  SEI MT Sustainable Equity**

13.  SEI MT Global Impact Equity**

14.  SEI MT Climate Transition Equity Index Tracker**

Regional Equity Funds

15.  SEI MT UK Equity Index Tracker

16.  SEI MT Europe (ex UK) Equity Index Tracker

17.  SEI MT North American Equity Index Tracker

18.  SEI MT Asia Pacific (ex Japan) Equity Index Tracker

19.  SEI MT Japan Equity Index Tracker

Fixed Income

20.  SEI UK Core Fixed Interest

21.  SEI Global Fixed Income

22.  SEI Global Opportunistic Fixed Income

23.  SEI MT Conventional Gilts over 15 years

24.  SEI MT UK Index Linked Gilts over 5 years

25.  SEI MT UK Ethical Corporate Bond**

26.  SEI MT Sterling Liquidity*

Alternatives

27.  SEI MT Direct Property