Defined Benefit

Proposed changes to the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) are being justified by an overestimation of its deficit, according to University and College Union (UCU).

Pan Trustees has made its Federated Pension Plan available to all sponsors of legacy defined benefit (DB) pension schemes.

Members of the University and College Union (UCU) are voting on whether to take industrial action over proposals to change the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS).

What does the future hold for the trust-based governance model?

The Pensions Regulator’s DB code of practice came into force at the end of July. This video – part of the PP / Pension Insurance Corporation hot topic roundtable series - looks at the key messages for schemes.

UK schemes have increased longevity assumptions by six months in the last three years, according to research from Mercer.

Insurers are pricing younger pensioners more competitively for buy-ins than older populations, according to LCP.

Housing associations could face triple cost increases under the next valuation of the Social Housing Pension Scheme (SHPS), according to Lane Clark & Peacock (LCP).

Investors are adding around 20% to defined benefit (DB) pension liabilities when valuing a company, a study of share prices has revealed.

Standard Life has announced it is closing its defined benefit (DB) scheme to future accrual from April 2016.