Defined Benefit

Former Pension Protection Fund (PPF) head of restructuring and insolvency Richard Favier has set up as an independent trustee.

MPs will debate whether Ford should recognise a duty of care to its former employees who transferred pensions to the Visteon UK pension fund next week.

The Government Actuary's Department (GAD) will suspend certification for council contractors ahead of the Local Government Pension Scheme's (LGPS) new benefit structure.

Naomi Rainey looks at the latest round of triennial valuations

The government has launched a consultation proposing to open the National Health Service Pension Scheme (NHSPS) to all staff working for NHS contractors.

Strathclyde Pension Fund has appointed Northern Trust for the fourth consecutive term to hands its securities lending, global custody, cash management and foreign exchange investments.

The principles that will govern the watchdog's DB regulation in future

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has opened a consultation on defined benefit (DB) regulation, setting out how it will pursue its new objective to minimise the impact of scheme funding on employer growth.

The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has appointed Hymans Robertson to conduct research into three potential structures for the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).

Trustee boards should have an appointed "devil's advocate" when making decision to provide opinions which do not follow previous convictions, Buck Consultants says.