Defined Benefit

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.

Tanjil Rashid looks at how schemes are preparing for the end of contracting out

Standard Life has announced it is closing its defined benefit scheme - currently used by 55% of its employees - to future accrual from April 2016.

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) will relax the tough stance it intended to take on non-property asset backed contributions (ABCs) after concluding a consultation on changes to its levy, PP understands.

A High Court judge has criticised British Airways (BA) for leaving the trustees of its pension scheme at risk of bearing the defence costs of an ongoing court case.

Pension deficits at the country's biggest firms rose in August as schemes continue to suffer the effects of historic low interest rates, research finds.