Defined Benefit
Risk Reduction
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.
04 January 2018
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3 min read
Defined Benefit
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.
03 January 2018
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1 min read
Defined Benefit
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.
02 January 2018
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
Defined benefit (DB) schemes ended 2017 with a much-enhanced funding position than at the start of the year, JLT Employee Benefits has recorded.
02 January 2018
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1 min read
Industry
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).
21 December 2017
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1 min read
Defined Benefit
Calum Cooper says 2018 should be the year when the pensions industry puts members first, but we won't get there by chance
21 December 2017
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4 min read
Defined Benefit
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.
20 December 2017
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
Negotiations on the future of pensions for university staff have been extended until 23 January 2018.
19 December 2017
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1 min read
Defined Benefit
Lloyds Banking Group has outsourced the administration, actuarial and documentation services it provides to its Scottish Widows and Clerical Medical final salary pension clients to JLT Benefit Solutions.
19 December 2017
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1 min read
Defined Benefit
The Pension Protection Fund has confirmed its levy determination for 2018/19 - fixing the levy estimate at £550m.
19 December 2017
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2 min read
