Defined Benefit
Defined Benefit
As the Covid-19 crisis sees employers seeking changes or suspensions to deficit contributions, Richard Knight looks at how schemes should respond to such requests.
24 March 2020
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4 min read
Law and Regulation
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) must adopt a “pragmatic” approach to the 15% of UK schemes that have valuation dates within the next three weeks, Aon has said.
20 March 2020
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
The trustees of the £2bn Plumbing and Mechanical Services (UK) Industry Pension Scheme are seeking court approval to use scheme funds in potential upcoming legal battles.
19 March 2020
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
The Laura Ashley Retirement Benefits Scheme is expected to enter Pension Protection Fund (PPF) assessment after the textile designer filed for administration today.
17 March 2020
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
Coronavirus (Covid-19) has rattled investors of all kinds, but the market reaction poses some challenges unique to pension funds, Duncan Lamont writes.
16 March 2020
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4 min read
Defined Benefit
Defined benefit (DB) consolidator Clara is in talks over a £200m fundraising exercise, PP understands.
12 March 2020
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1 min read
Defined Benefit
The government will raise the two tapered annual allowance thresholds by £90,000 in a bid to reduce the tax impact on high-earning NHS staff.
11 March 2020
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
The Bank of England’s decision to cut the base rate by 50 basis points (bps) will prove challenging for both pension schemes and retirees, the industry warns.
11 March 2020
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
The impact of coronavirus has added £100bn to defined benefit (DB) schemes in just one week, according to Hymans Robertson.
03 March 2020
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1 min read
Defined Benefit
The industry has positive expectations for The Pensions Regulator’s (TPR) forthcoming funding code for defined benefit (DB) pension schemes, according to Aon.
26 February 2020
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2 min read
