Defined Benefit

Those retiring early are worse off each year compared to those retiring at the state pension age, but are the most comfortable when it comes to their financial situation, according to Prudential.

The £28bn Brunel Pension Partnership has opened a tender for active equity managers to oversee around £1.8bn of the pool's assets.

A report by Pinsent Masons calls on trustees to be more proactive on the risks posed by climate change, warning it is no longer a 'nice to have'. Stephanie Baxter considers the action points

A suite of liability driven investment (LDI) indices has been launched by STOXX and RiskFirst to aid trustees and consultants select, monitor and challenge managers.

British Airways and one of its schemes' trustees are set to argue over the purpose of a pension scheme, leading to an impactful judgment for DB pensions. James Phillips explores the issue

Defined benefit (DB) 'superfund' consolidators will not take off, according to 52% of this week's Pensions Buzz respondents.

Pension freedoms could add £25bn to the accounting costs of UK companies if no action is taken, a Xafinity Punter Southall study reveals.

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has signed an agreement to inject up to £3.5bn into its main defined benefit (DB) pension scheme, in preparation for ring-fencing legislation.

Just over half (52%) of Unison members voted to accept a pledge to keep defined benefit provision in the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) until at least April 2019 in an "above-average" turn-out.

Liability-driven investment's (LDI) dominance as a trend in UK defined benefit (DB) pension scheme investment will come to an end by 2021, according to research.