Defined Benefit

PP looks at the main pensions measures announced in the Budget

Schemes with foreign parent companies that go bust should find it easier to get into the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) under cross-border insolvency reforms from the European Council (EC).

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme has slapped a £20m interim levy on life and pensions intermediaries as it deals with "bad" self-invested personal pension (SIPP) advice.

DB members get far more pension for their tax than DC members

The government should look into the glaring inequality in the tax system that favours defined benefit (DB) pension schemes over defined contribution (DC), Alan Higham has said.

The burden on companies of plugging defined benefit (DB) pension scheme deficits may be hurting business investment, according to the Bank of England (BoE).

Jack Jones looks at a report that finds a growing number of schemes are reacting to worsening deficits by extending recovery plans

The defined benefit (DB) pension scheme deficit of FTSE 350 retailers has grown 30% in the past year, according to the latest figures.

Guy Coughlan has been appointed chief financial risk officer at the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS).

Actuarial firms have become more competitive in the UK but the scope of services and charges varies. Michael Klimes investigates