Defined Benefit
Defined Benefit
No FTSE 350 companies will retain a final salary scheme open to accrual by 2027, analysis by Hymans Robertson finds.
05 December 2017
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2 min read
Investment
Defined benefit (DB) schemes further upped their allocation to bonds in the year to March 2017, continuing a four-year trend, analysis by the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has found.
05 December 2017
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3 min read
Defined Benefit
This week we want to know if the way defined benefit (DB) schemes invest neglects UK enterprise and what you think the most important pensions story this year has been.
05 December 2017
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1 min read
Defined Benefit
An increased volume of enquiries has led British Airways (BA) Pensions to temporarily suspend transfer values for active members.
04 December 2017
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
The aggregate deficit of the UK's defined benefit (DB) schemes rose to £450bn over the course of November, PwC's Skyval index has recorded.
01 December 2017
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
A lecturer starting work today could be £208,000 worse off over the course of their retirement if Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) proposals take effect.
01 December 2017
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3 min read
Defined Benefit
Defined benefit (DB) schemes will either have to be bought out by an insurer or enter the Pension Protection Fund (PPF), Paul Masterton MP has predicted.
30 November 2017
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
Closing the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) to future accrual would have "serious consequences" and alternative approaches should be explored, the University of Warwick's vice-chancellor has said.
29 November 2017
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
Actuaries and investment consultants that fail to take account of climate risk in their work and advice face increasing risks of legal liability and regulatory action, according to ClientEarth.
28 November 2017
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
Michael Klimes asks if the proposal to close USS to future accrual is realistic
27 November 2017
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4 min read
