Defined Benefit

A sharp drop in inflation expectations and continuing low gilt yields have undermined the ability of the UK's biggest firms to support their pension schemes, research finds.

The Royal Mail Pension Plan's (RMPP) surplus has risen by £1.5bn in 12 months, according to the postal service's annual report.

The industry must get its act together as the government will not give schemes more time to reconcile guaranteed minimum pensions (GMP), warns Equiniti.

There are better ways to improve the local government pension scheme (LGPS) than merging it into one big sovereign wealth fund, according to Labour peer Lord John Hutton.

The local government pension scheme (LGPS) would face huge challenges if it was forced to comply with EU, warns a lawyer.

PP looks at the latest statistics from the regulator on scheme funding

Premier Foods saw the deficit in its defined benefit pension schemes fall by almost two thirds in the 15 months to April, after its hedging strategy paid off handsomely.

The £14.4bn National Grid UK Pension Scheme is to sell its captive asset management business Aerion Fund Management.

Judges are taking collective legal action for what is understood to be the first time in a bid to block reforms to the judicial pension scheme.

PP looks at what UK schemes should expect from EU stress tests