Defined Benefit
Defined Benefit
In his second article on DB issues Con Keating asks what the purpose is of a pension fund?
20 October 2016
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8 min read
Defined Benefit
The UK's 5,945 defined benefit (DB) schemes have an overall funding ratio of 133% under realistic investment return assumptions, according to First Actuarial.
19 October 2016
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
UK employees at Honeywell are being balloted for industrial action about the planned closure of the US-based manufacturer's final salary scheme.
19 October 2016
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
Further quantitative easing (QE) and cutting interest rates to 0.25% have not hurt businesses with defined benefit (DB) schemes, according to the Bank of England (BoE).
18 October 2016
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
TPR has called for the time between actuarial valuations to be based on a scheme's health, but is this a good idea? James Phillips asks trustees what they think
17 October 2016
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5 min read
Defined Benefit
Plastic manufacturer Carclo has confirmed it has not paid its final dividend of the year due to its worsening pension deficit, after issuing a warning in August.
14 October 2016
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1 min read
Defined Benefit
The Post Office has moved a step closer to shutting its defined benefit (DB) scheme to future accrual in March 2017.
13 October 2016
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1 min read
Defined Benefit
An agreement has been reached on how to compensate members of the Nortel pension scheme after years of negotiations since the company went bust in 2009.
13 October 2016
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4 min read
Defined Benefit
The estimated value of a defined benefit (DB) transfer grew by a modest £2,000 over September, according to Xafinity.
13 October 2016
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2 min read
Law and Regulation
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) needs more funding and staff rather than a larger suite of powers, the Work and Pensions Committee (WPC) has been told.
12 October 2016
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2 min read
