Defined Benefit

Patrick Bloomfield says the regulator is being more vocal about its view of what 'fair treatment' means, with the threat of using its powers to intervene

The combined deficit of FTSE 350 defined benefit (DB) schemes fell to £72bn in the first quarter of 2018, according to Mercer's pensions risk survey.

Strong employers should consider contributing more money to reduce pension deficits over a shorter period of time, especially where they are paying out excessive shareholder dividends, the watchdog has said.

The LGPS Central pool has opened for business with 11 mandates spanning £12bn of assets as the government's pooling deadline arrives.

The adoption of consolidation among DB funds has been slow to date. Paul Murphy asks if the white paper will act as a catalyst for smaller schemes to join master trusts

The combined deficit of the UK's defined benefit (DB) pension schemes rose by 25% to £131bn on an accounting basis during March, JLT Employee Benefits analysis has revealed.

There are 'shocking disparities' in pension incomes - including within the same region, according to a Royal London analysis of HM Revenue & customs (HMRC) data.

Ian Greenwood has been appointed to lead the £46bn Northern Pool, which was set up by the local government pension funds for Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire and Merseyside.

Melrose Industries' £8.4bn offer has been accepted in today's shareholder vote, which will include injecting up to £1bn cash contributions for its two defined benefit (DB) schemes.

Members of the University and College Union (UCU) are to be balloted on the latest Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) offer, the trade union has announced.