Defined Benefit
Defined Benefit
Pension deficits at the UK's top 100 firms have ballooned 60% in the past year, carrying on a trend of spiralling funding gaps for schemes.
02 March 2015
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Consultants
Conflicts of interest make it challenging for trustees to assess consultants
02 March 2015
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Law and Regulation
Clients looking to transfer out of defined benefit (DB) pension schemes could struggle to find willing advisers and providers to facilitate the shift, leaving them at greater risk of falling victim to fraudsters, Neil MacGillivray has warned.
27 February 2015
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Defined Benefit
Promising to look after state pensions is the best way to win votes in the upcoming general election according to research from Barnett Waddingham.
27 February 2015
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Defined Benefit
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has published amendments to FRS 102 to help clarify confusion over the impact of the new accounting standard.
27 February 2015
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Law and Regulation
The MNRPF ruling clears up whether a final salary link means schemes remain open to accrual
26 February 2015
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Defined Benefit
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has seen the net liabilities of its pension schemes drop 23% after making a £1.1bn employer contribution last year, according to its annual results.
26 February 2015
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Risk Reduction
Balfour Beatty has set up an £85m asset-backed contributions structure to plug the estimated £284m deficit of its defined benefit (DB) pension scheme.
24 February 2015
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Defined Benefit
Heathrow has agreed to spend an extra £3m annually over nine years until 2023 to plug the £300m deficit of its defined benefit (DB) pension scheme.
23 February 2015
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Risk Reduction
The market for enhanced bulk annuities has almost hit £700m after a bumper fourth quarter in which 10% of all transactions was medically underwritten, according to research from Hymans Robertson.
23 February 2015
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