Professional Pensions | 02 May 2013 | 11:59
Royal Dutch Shell has reported a $19.2bn (£12.3bn) impact on its balance sheet after implementing the revised IAS19 accounting standard for its pension scheme, its latest results show.
Private sector deficits increased last month for the first time this year after slower growth in equities, research from the Pension Protection Fund shows.
Professional Pensions |
09 Apr 2013 | 12:28 |
An increase in liabilities across UK defined benefit schemes in March wiped out improvements in funding levels reported over the last quarter, according to research from JLT Pension Capital Strategies.
Professional Pensions |
03 Apr 2013 | 12:07 |
Another week, another round of protestations against executive pay.
Professional Pensions |
11 Mar 2013 | 15:22 |
Deficits at the UK’s biggest schemes rose more than 20% in January despite big gains on the stock market, according to research from Mercer.
Professional Pensions |
06 Feb 2013 | 11:21 |
The FTSE 100 rose 6.43% or 379.07 points in January, making this the strongest start to a year since 1989.
Professional Pensions |
01 Feb 2013 | 10:29 |
Hannah Brenton looks at the ONS’s figures for UK plc’s performance in 2012.
Professional Pensions |
31 Jan 2013 | 08:00 |
High gilt prices create a fear of a correction.
Professional Pensions |
10 Jan 2013 | 08:00 |
Charles Amos considers the truth behind seven myths about regulation.
Professional Pensions |
01 Nov 2012 | 08:00 |
FTSE 250 executive pensions have fallen by 20% since 2010 as a result of changes to tax limits, according to LCP research.
Professional Pensions |
12 Sep 2012 | 12:15 |
Directors’ pensions are 24.4 times the size of the average occupational pension, latest TUC research reveals.
Professional Pensions |
06 Sep 2012 | 13:09 |
Innovative new solutions have finally put a full buyout within the grasp of many schemes, yet adverse market conditions may mean some are hesitant to transact immediately, says David Norgrove.
Professional Pensions | 26 Jul 2012 | 08:00
With economic bad news set to continue for UK plc, Andrew Short looks at how businesses can restructure to defend themselves from defaults, debts, and insolvency.
Professional Pensions |
19 Jul 2012 | 08:00 |
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