Defined Benefit

Trustees are being oversold esoteric asset-backed contribution structures (ABCs) and find it difficult to compare what they are giving up as part of the transactions, Lincoln International Pensions Advisory claims.

The Carillion Defined Benefit (DB) Pension Trustee has agreed a longevity swap with Deutsche Bank covering £1bn of liabilities within its five schemes.

The cost of running a defined benefit (DB) scheme is preventing firms from investing, according to research carried out by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI).

Jack Jones looks at the findings from the CBI’s biennial pensions survey

Scottish companies have seen deficits in their defined benefit (DB) pension schemes increase from £3.2bn to £6bn over the past year, according to a report.

Trustees of the Airways Pension Scheme have been forced to put on hold a discretionary increase in payments after British Airways launched legal proceedings to block the move.

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