Defined Benefit

Plastic manufacturer Carclo has warned it might not be able to pay its last dividend of the year due to a rising pension deficit since Brexit.

The total deficit for defined benefit (DB) schemes reached £710bn on a funding basis by 29 August amid further falls in gilt yields.

Charlotte Moore looks at some of the issues that could affect UK schemes as we move towards exiting the European Union

Pirelli has completed a longevity swap transaction with Zurich for £600m of liabilities across its two main defined benefit (DB) pension schemes.

Only 11 companies in the FTSE 250 provide defined benefit (DB) pensions for a significant number of employees, according to JLT Employee Benefits.

Raj Mody says we need to take a different approach to tackling the crisis in pensions.

This week we want to know if the government should allow troubled DB sponsors to suspend any pension increases for a short time until they get back on track.

House builder Persimmon's defined benefit (DB) scheme has fallen into a funding deficit after liabilities climbed £73.4m in twelve months.

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has issued a reminder to trustees and advisers to apply to the Financial Assistance Scheme (FAS).

Consolidation within the LGPS points is likely to be replicated across the DB universe in the coming years. Andy Todd looks at what impact this is likely to have.