Defined Benefit

The combined deficit of the UK's defined benefit (DB) schemes rose by £40bn over August, according to the Pension Protection Fund's (PPF) latest index.

A regulated apportionment arrangement (RAA) has been conducted for the British Steel Pension Scheme (BSPS) after no appeals were lodged since it was agreed in principle last month.

Coverage of the growth of the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) deficit is 'scaremongering', former pensions minister Baroness Ros Altmann has told the House of Lords.

British Airways (BA) will launch a consultation with members of its New Airways Pension Scheme (NAPS) on plans to close the scheme to future accrual.

Defined benefit (DB) transfer values rose steadily over August, increasing from £230,000 at the beginning of August, to £237,000 by the end of the month, according to Xafinity.

The Communication Workers Union (CWU) will ballot its members on strike action over Royal Mail's plans to close its defined benefit (DB) scheme.

The Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) has launched a consultation with Universities UK (UUK) on proposed assumptions for its 2017 valuation.

Pension schemes should rethink their approach to defined benefit transfers in response to high demand since Freedom and Choice, writes Kim Kaveh

The collective deficit of defined benefit (DB) schemes increased by £40bn to £460bn over August after falls in long-term rates, according to PwC's Skyval index.

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has called on widows and widowers in same-sex marriages or civil partnerships to check whether they are receiving their full survivor entitlement from the lifeboat fund.