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Private sector pension liabilities hit record £1.2trn

Professional Pensions | 03 Sep 2010 | 10:28

Pension liabilities for UK private sector final salary pension schemes reached £1.2trn in August.

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BBC staff overwhelmingly in favour of strike

BBC workers have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action in a row over changes to the pension scheme, trade unions say.

Professional Pensions | 02 Sep 2010 | 10:31

Schemes warned over 2011 earnings cap expiry

Schemes could face an unexpected funding hit when the transitional Inland Revenue earnings cap installed on A-Day expires next year, a lawyer warns.

Professional Pensions | 02 Sep 2010 | 09:00

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DB or not DB – that is the question

DB or not DB – that is the question

Mike Woodall looks at how defined benefit schemes in the public sector are set to change

Closure to accrual – managing the legacy

You’ve taken the painful step of closing your defined benefit pension plan to future accrual, but that does not mean your pension issues are sorted. Lane Clark & Peacock partner Richard Murphy looks at the challenges facing companies and trustees to deliver legacy pension benefits while controlling costs

No easy options on risk

Closing a defined benefits scheme to future accrual is a simple way of derisking, but as Gill Wadsworth points out, it is far from a problem-free solution and not the only option worth considering

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Pensions In-Depth: Video interview with Vince Linnane

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Sebastian Cheek talks to Pensions Management Institute chief executive Vince Linnane about industry qualifications.

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JPMAM targets alternatives portfolio at smaller schemes

Professional Pensions | 15 Jul 2010 | 11:48 To read this article you must be a subsriber

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Pensions In-Depth: Video interview with Geoffrey Staines

Professional Pensions | 08 Jul 2010 | 11:51 To read this article you must be a subsriber | screening image

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NEST urged to look to Chilean structure as model for default funds

Professional Pensions | 07 Jul 2010 | 12:42 To read this article you must be a subsriber | screening image

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