Defined Benefit
Defined Benefit
A month of strikes are due to hit 64 universities from tomorrow over major reforms to the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS).
21 February 2018
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3 min read
Defined Benefit
Melrose Industries's UK defined benefit (DB) schemes had a £5.5m combined deficit at the end of 2016, its annual results have revealed.
20 February 2018
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
The directors of collapsed construction giant Carillion were "contemptuous" of funding their defined benefit (DB) pension schemes, and "refused to give an inch", Frank Field has alleged.
20 February 2018
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4 min read
Investment
The PPF 7800 deficit was slashed in half last month as gilt yields rose. Victoria Ticha asks if this is the start of a longer trend
19 February 2018
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4 min read
Law and Regulation
Ensuring British Steel workers were well-equipped to make a decision on their future pension provision was "afforded insufficient priority", and the regulator now needs to review the process, the Work and Pensions Committee (WPC) has said.
15 February 2018
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5 min read
Defined Benefit
The combined defined benefit (DB) deficit decreased by £52.8bn over January to £51.0bn on a section 179 basis, according to the Pension Protection Fund's (PPF's) latest update.
13 February 2018
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
Research by Hymans Robertson predicts existing options could shrink the DB universe by four-fifths in 25 years' time. Stephanie Baxter explores its predictions
13 February 2018
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6 min read
Law and Regulation
A new law allowing co-habiting couples to register as civil partners could add billions to the liabilities of defined benefit (DB) pension schemes.
12 February 2018
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
Defined benefit (DB) transfer values fell from £236,000 at the end of December, to £231,000 by the end of last month, according to Xafinity Punter Southall.
12 February 2018
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1 min read
Defined Benefit
Susan Martin says local government pension funds have made great strides in collaborating but there are still challenges ahead of the April deadline
08 February 2018
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3 min read
