Defined Benefit

Michael O'Higgins argues a sensible approach to assessing DB cash flow needs would lead to better business decisions.

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) will seek to improve corporate reporting by undertaking a review of pension fund disclosure in year-end reports.

The infrastructure joint venture launched by Greater Manchester and the London Pension Fund Authority (LPFA) last year has grown to £1.3bn.

Southwark Council has announced its £1.2bn pension fund will cut investments in fossil fuels and explore opportunities in sustainable energy infrastructure.

Nearly half (45%) of defined benefit (DB) members approaching retirement do not feel informed enough to decide whether to transfer their pension, a survey has revealed.

Professional Pensions has teamed up with Pension Funds Online to bring you the list of the biggest pension schemes in the country along with the details of their advisers, providers and asset managers.

Mature schemes must have a strategy in place to ensure they sell their assets in the most efficient way possible.

The funding deficit of defined benefit (DB) schemes dropped almost 30% to £194.7bn over November, according to the Pension Protection Fund's (PPF) latest update.

Equalisation problems from the 1990s are increasingly coming out of the woodwork as more schemes go down the bulk annuity route. The consequences can be enormous but there are ways to tackle it, writes Stephanie Baxter

A victory for trustees in a landmark High Court battle would result in employers being scared to agree to recovery plans, the lawyer for British Airways (BA) has argued.