The Plumbing and Mechanical Services (UK) Industry Pension Scheme has temporarily banned any of its sponsoring employers from leaving the scheme.
Bob Campion explains why he believes the consolidation of smaller schemes will not work and looks at the alternatives
All private sector defined benefit (DB) schemes will have at least closed to accrual by 2028, according to this week's Pensions Buzz respondents.
Five in six schemes are potentially at higher risk because they do not have formal contingency plans in place, according to research by Barnett Waddingham.
In this week's Pensions Buzz we want to know if you think there will be any private sector defined benefit schemes still open to accrual within a decade.
Just 19 companies in the FTSE 100 provide DB benefits that incur ongoing service costs of more than 5% of total payroll, according to research by JLT Employee Benefits.
Defined benefit (DB) schemes ended 2017 with a much-enhanced funding position than at the start of the year, JLT Employee Benefits has recorded.
The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has reached a settlement with Toys R Us - a move that has paved the way for an agreement to be reached on the firm's Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA).
Calum Cooper says 2018 should be the year when the pensions industry puts members first, but we won't get there by chance
All 6,000 UK schemes had a surplus of £358bn by the end of last month when calculated under a best estimate return on their assets, according to First Actuarial.