Defined Benefit

Employers in an industry-wide defined benefit (DB) scheme are braced to receive demands to pay section 75 debts.

Defined benefit (DB) funding levels improved by just 40 basis points during January, according to JLT Employee Benefits.

Jonathan Stapleton looks at the lessons that schemes can learn from the review of the British Steel Pension Scheme consultation experience.

Lemonade has launched a retirement service in a bid to help trustees and employers guide defined benefit (DB) members through their options.

Kim Gubler says neither DWP nor TPR want a repeat of what happened with master trusts

Plumbing pensions trustees are "failing in their duty" to provide participating employers with the information they need to prepare for onerous section 75 debts, the Plumbing Employers Action Group (PEAG) says.

Some 52% of pension professionals believe superfunds will become a commonplace solution for certain defined benefit (DB) schemes, a Lincoln Pensions survey finds.

As the consultation on defined benefit (DB) consolidation closes this week, PIC's Jay Shah sets out his concerns about the superfund model

The last month has seen a flurry of reports, studies, consultations and discussion papers published. Con Keating takes a look

The British Polythene Pension Scheme (BPPS) has been promised £3.8m per year in additional cash contributions until 2027 as its corporate sponsor is acquired.