Professional Pensions | 09 Feb 2012 | 08:00
Michael Bow looks at the background to The Pensions Regulator’s decision to issue a financial support direction against five ITV group companies.
Broadcaster ITV found itself in the headlines last week after The Pensions Regulator issued a determination ordering it to support the Box Clever Group Pension Scheme, a fund burdened with a deficit of £62m.
Professional Pensions |
02 Feb 2012 | 08:00 |
An innovative test case regarding the wind-up of a scheme destined for the Financial Assistance Scheme used fictional members as representative defendants to reduce costs.
Professional Pensions |
20 Jan 2012 | 12:31 |
The historic Wedgwood Museum collection could be sold off after the High Court ruled the artefacts could be disposed of to pay off debts, which include a £134m liability owed to the pension scheme.
Professional Pensions |
20 Dec 2011 | 12:25 |
Pensions minister Steve Webb and Lord Hutton are two men who know about pensions, politics and the politics of pensions.
Professional Pensions |
15 Dec 2011 | 08:00 |
The introduction of Solvency II–type regime for schemes would be a “nightmare scenario” for Britain and kill off defined benefit provision entirely, politicians warn.
Professional Pensions |
15 Dec 2011 | 08:00 |
The Port of Tyne dropped its appeal in the long-running Pilots’ case due to “insufficient support” from other harbour authorities to justify the risk involved.
Professional Pensions |
17 Nov 2011 | 11:06 |
Jack Jones looks at how the Maxwell pension disaster unfolded
Professional Pensions |
03 Nov 2011 | 08:00 |
Lawyer warns that Pensions Bill amendment may have unintended consequences for some schemes.
Professional Pensions |
20 Oct 2011 | 08:00 |
The government must confirm whether auto-enrolment is to be put on hold or shelved or risk further undermining occupational pensions, industry figures argue.
Professional Pensions |
11 Oct 2011 | 12:01 |
A change in the way the Pension Protection Fund views contingent assets could significantly increase the levy for some schemes, Eversheds warns.
Professional Pensions |
29 Sep 2011 | 08:00 |
Employers must consider staff requests to continue working post-retirement age in ‘good faith’ or risk discrimination claims, Eversheds warns.
Professional Pensions |
12 Aug 2011 | 11:48 |
The Pensions Ombudsman is operating under a “false economy” because it has faced staffing cuts while schemes are still paying the same levy, a lawyer says.
Professional Pensions |
04 Aug 2011 | 08:00 |
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