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Council contractors unaware of end of contract pension costs
Professional Pensions | 10 Mar 2010 | 13:12
More than two-thirds of contractors who take on outsourced local authority services are unaware of potentially crippling pensions costs at the end of their contract, Punter Southall research reveals.
Costain faces negative shareholder equity due to scheme volatility
Costain has announced it has closed its defined benefit pension scheme to future accrual in a bid to reduce risk and volatility.
Professional Pensions | 10 Mar 2010 | 12:52
Deficit position of DB schemes improves to £15.1bn
The aggregate funding position of the 7400 defined benefit funds monitored by the Pension Protection Fund improved to a deficit of £15.1bn in February.
Professional Pensions | 09 Mar 2010 | 11:57
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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
Looking beyond the tipping point
Richard Lowe discusses the sustainability and appropriateness of defined contribution as a suitable replacement for defined benefit
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Professional Pensions preview – March 4 edition
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04 Mar 2010 | 15:01 |
Sebastian Cheek previews the March 4 edition of Professional Pensions.
Professional Pensions preview – February 25 edition
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Professional Pensions preview – February 18 edition
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Professional Pensions preview – February 11 edition
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