Defined Benefit
Defined Benefit
Con Keating says it is time for a different approach to defined benefit pensions but questions how easy this would be to achieve.
19 January 2017
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3 min read
Law and Regulation
The Pension Protection Fund's (PPF) decision to appoint an administrator for British Home Stores (BHS) independent of Sir Philip Green has been "vindicated" says Frank Field.
19 January 2017
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
The British Steel scheme's trustee board has turned down Edmund Truell's proposal to save the fund, calling it an unviable plan that would expose members to "unacceptable risk".
19 January 2017
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
The collective defined benefit (DB) deficit could be slashed by £25bn if schemes used more accurate longevity assumptions, according to Club Vita.
19 January 2017
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) has appealed to pension funds to tackle high executive pay in FTSE 350 companies.
18 January 2017
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
There has been a spike in requests for DB transfers following the pension freedoms and higher transfer values. Michael Klimes looks at how the industry is coping.
17 January 2017
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6 min read
Law and Regulation
EU rules downgrading local authority funds to retail investors is throwing up complications for pooling and infrastructure investment. The FCA must ensure pools are part of the solution, writes Stephanie Baxter
16 January 2017
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5 min read
Defined Benefit
Ibstock will close its defined benefit (DB) scheme to future accrual from the end of the month, it has announced.
16 January 2017
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1 min read
Risk Reduction
The top 100 UK companies should forego 2017 dividend payments to open new avenues to scheme de-risking, JLT Employee Benefits has said.
16 January 2017
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
An employment tribunal case about age discrimination against younger firefighters raises questions about intergenerational fairness in pensions, writes Michael Klimes
16 January 2017
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4 min read
