Defined Benefit
Defined Benefit
The collective deficit of defined benefit (DB) schemes fell 28% over the month according to the Pension Protection Fund's 7800 index.
10 October 2017
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
Rory Murphy, trustee chairman of the Merchant Navy Officers Pension Fund (MNOPF), says trustees must do more to share best practice in bid to improve outcomes.
04 October 2017
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1 min read
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Douglas Hamilton, the head of pensions strategy at Royal Mail, says its proposals are fair and about affordability not cost-cutting.
04 October 2017
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2 min read
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Royal Mail workers have overwhelmingly voted for strike action in response to the company's planned closure of its defined benefit (DB) scheme.
04 October 2017
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3 min read
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The collective deficit of defined benefit (DB) schemes remained at £460bn from the end of August to the end of September, according to PwC's Skyval index.
02 October 2017
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3 min read
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Baroness Altmann believes DB scheme consolidation would both reduce administration costs and deliver better outcomes for members
29 September 2017
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3 min read
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Joe Dabrowski says superfunds will encourage employers to "step up" and pay more into schemes earlier than under existing arrangements.
29 September 2017
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3 min read
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Occupational pension scheme membership hit yet another record high in 2016, with more than 39.2 million saving through their workplace, latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) data reveal.
28 September 2017
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3 min read
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The PLSA's DB taskforce has released more details about its suggested scheme consolidation route, but questions remain about how it would work in practice. James Phillips reports
28 September 2017
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8 min read
