Defined Benefit

Trustees of the Airways Pension Scheme (APS) believed it would be a "lost opportunity" if the scheme ran a surplus, a lawyer for British Airways (BA) has argued.

Nearly one-in-three retirement savers would consider transferring final salary pension benefits to defined contribution schemes, latest research shows.

British Airways' (BA) scheme trustees turned on their advisers and put pressure on them to change their advice, the High Court has heard.

IAS 19 is the accounting standard many sponsors use to make disclosures about their defined benefit schemes in their records. But a report from Lincoln Pensions argues IAS 19 is not good enough. Michael Klimes investigates.

MPs are considering a wide range of views on how to solve the DB 'crisis'. James Phillips rounds up the responses.

The government has rejected the accusation it gave advice to former workers at the UK Atomic Energy Agency when it was privatised two decades ago.

The Smiths Industries Pension Scheme has concluded a £250m buy-in with Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC).

Jonathan Stapleton looks at research from Llewellyn Consulting, which analyses the impact of DB liabilities on the share price of FTSE100 firms.

Trustees of the British Airways pension schemes have been accused of trying to grant "gratuitous" and "unearned" benefits to scheme members in opening statements of a landmark trial.

The government is "determined to ensure" The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has the tools it needs to tackle misbehaviour in the pensions industry.