Aon Hewitt has launched a charged custody account targeted at defined benefit (DB) schemes to act as a "buffer" in preventing trapped surpluses.
The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has raised concern that low interest rates could persist into the future despite expectations of a reversal to historic norms.
Financial advisers (IFAs) will be wary of helping members transfer from defined benefit (DB) to defined contribution (DC) arrangements due to fears they will be accused of mis-selling, warn consultants.
Pension administrators in the UK are more than capable of delivering partial transfers from defined benefit (DB) to defined contribution (DC) says Capita Employee Benefits.
While some schemes are facilitating DB-DC transfers others are more hesitant. Michael Klimes looks at why this is happening
The number of defined benefit (DB) schemes in the private sector which close to accrual will surge over the next year according to a survey from Aon Hewitt.
Sun Chemical Pension Scheme has given fiduciary manager Mercer the axe and handed the £360m mandate to Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM).
The pensions industry would support a cap on exit fees for defined contribution (DC) savers, according to research from PP.
Total deficits in FTSE 250 defined benefit (DB) pension schemes hit £12bn last year after rising more than 70% in 12 months, according to JLT Employee Benefits.
Figures show the decline of final salary is accelerating