Defined Benefit

The number of firms making asset-backed contributions (ABCs) to their schemes shot up in 2013, despite The Pensions Regulator (TPR) warning trustees to approach such arrangements with caution.

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The Hozelock Limited Pension and Assurance Scheme has appointed Aon Hewitt to provide actuarial, investment consulting and scheme management services.

Defined benefit (DB) schemes' deficits have fallen on average over 2013 and funding levels have remained high, JLT Employee Benefits (JLT EB) figures show.

Premier Foods is in talks with trustees of its defined benefit (DB) scheme to reduce its liabilities as part of a corporate restructuring, according to reports in the Financial Times (FT).

The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has issued a consultation on its "generous" pension offer for firefighters.

BAE Systems has selected PwC's online analysis platform, Skyval, to monitor and manage its obligations across the company's seven UK schemes.

A judge has ruled The Pensions Regulator (TPR) may issue multiple contribution notices to Lehman Brothers companies that exceed the value of its scheme's section 75 (s75) debt.

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has appointed six firms to its newly-created audit services panel, launched to improve the assessment process.

AstraZeneca Pension Fund Trustee has agreed a longevity swap with Deutsche Bank covering £2.5bn of liabilities and around 10,000 pensioners.