Defined Benefit
Defined Benefit
The collective deficit of defined benefit (DB) schemes decreased by £40bn to £420bn over July, according to PwC's monthly Skyval index.
01 August 2017
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2 min read
Industry
Gender imbalance among senior actuaries is still common but the industry is providing solutions and aims to tackle the wider lack of diversity, writes Kim Kaveh
31 July 2017
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4 min read
Defined Benefit
The actuarial funding deficit on Barclays' main defined benefit (DB) scheme has risen to £7.9bn in its September 2016 triennial valuation, following falls in gilt yields.
28 July 2017
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
Disclosure of investment costs can be achieved without necessarily finding out the true value of implicit costs, Kempen Capital Management argues.
27 July 2017
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3 min read
Defined Benefit
Engineering group GKN has announced it closed its two UK defined benefit (DB) schemes to future accrual on 1 July, after falls in bond yields increased liabilities in 2016.
26 July 2017
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is consulting on whether auto-enrolment (AE) regulations on the quality of defined benefit (DB) schemes are working properly.
21 July 2017
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1 min read
Defined Benefit
The Brunel Pension Partnership has formed an investment company to manage £27.5bn of local government pension scheme (LGPS) assets.
20 July 2017
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
The Serco Pension and Life Assurance Scheme has appointed BlackRock to run its £1.5bn liability-driven investing (LDI) portfolio after a competitive tender.
20 July 2017
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1 min read
Defined Benefit
Brexit-related uncertainty and low bond yields have weakened the UK's retirement system, with the nation slipping in 2017 global rankings for retirement security.
19 July 2017
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3 min read
Defined Benefit
Jon Hatchett looks at the FCA's proposals for advice on pension transfers, highlighting some issues with its recommendations and pointing out some glaring omissions
18 July 2017
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4 min read
