Defined Benefit
Defined Benefit
A guide has been published to help trustees and other industry professionals understand how medical underwriting can be used to de-risk defined benefit (DB) schemes.
02 June 2016
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2 min read
Law and Regulation
Government proposals to reduce inflation protection for the British Steel Pension Scheme (BSPS) could reduce its liabilities by an extra £1.5bn than experts have anticipated.
01 June 2016
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3 min read
Defined Benefit
Total deficits of defined benefit (DB) schemes exceeded £300bn for the first time in May reaching record levels, according to JLT Employee Benefits.
01 June 2016
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
Chief financial officers (CFOs) are concerned they may have to sell their defined benefit (DB) assets at reduced prices to meet pension payments according to Hymans Robertson.
31 May 2016
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
This week we want to know if the fears of setting a dangerous precedent by changing benefits at the British Steel Pension Scheme are overblown.
31 May 2016
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1 min read
Defined Benefit
The Work and Pensions Committee (WPC) is launching a probe into the long term viability of the UK's 6,000 defined benefit (DB) schemes.
27 May 2016
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1 min read
Law and Regulation
The government has published proposals to keep the British Steel Pension Scheme out of the PPF while reducing its liabilities to make Tata Steel UK more attractive to buyers. Stephanie Baxter explores the options.
27 May 2016
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8 min read
Defined Benefit
More than a quarter of savers (28%) have never reviewed their retirement savings, according to figures from Aviva.
27 May 2016
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1 min read
Defined Benefit
Eversheds has been appointed to provide legal advice to the trustee of the P&O Pension Scheme, with effect from May 2016.
27 May 2016
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1 min read
Defined Benefit
The BHS case has raised questions about the powers of trustees to hold sponsors to account. Michael Klimes looks at whether they should have more control
27 May 2016
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8 min read
