Defined Benefit

Scottish Widows has entered the bulk annuity market and expects to announce its first deal in the coming weeks.

Assessing employer covenant is not a one-off process

Counting the cost of QE

The total deficit of schemes in the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) 7800 index fell to £262.5bn at the end of October as both gilt yields and equity markets rose.

The trustee of the Merchant Navy Ratings Pension Fund (MNRPF) has appointed Towers Watson to provide fiduciary management services to the £850m scheme.

How small schemes can behave more like bigger ones

Dairy Crest has bought back properties owned by its defined benefit (DB) pension scheme ahead of the sale of the group's dairies business in December.

There are plenty of alternatives to just closing schemes

LCP has been hired to advise the Rebus Insurance Services Limited Final Salary Pension Scheme (2003).

Ensign Pensions is to stop providing services to the Merchant Navy Ratings Pension Fund (MPRPF) over concerns conflicts of interest.