Defined Benefit
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
Defined Benefit
Staff at the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) will strike over the closure of the firm's defined benefit (DB) scheme at the end of this month.
13 January 2017
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
The CovPress pension scheme has come out of the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) after the automotive supplier was acquired by Liberty House in the first rescue of its kind.
12 January 2017
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
The combined deficit of defined benefit (DB) schemes increased by £29.2bn over December to £223.9bn according to the Pension Protection Fund's (PPF) latest update.
10 January 2017
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2 min read
