Defined Benefit

Defined benefit (DB) scheme deficits are down £51.2bn despite falling assets, research from the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) shows.

The UK Coal pension scheme has entered the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) as part of a deal to save its sponsoring employer from insolvency.

The average annual pension contribution received by executives of FTSE100 companies has risen from £225,000 to £242,000 since 2011, according to research from LCP.

Renold has merged its three defined benefit (DB) schemes and conducted a liability transfer exercise in a move to reduce its funding costs.

The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) has confirmed the significant impact imposing a stringent solvency regime on European pension schemes would have.

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) is braced to take on the UK Coal pension scheme as its sponsoring employer is poised to file for insolvency.

FTSE350 companies' defined benefit (DB) deficits fell as bond yields rose on hints of an end to quantitative easing (QE), research from Mercer shows.

Jack Jones looks at the implications of consolidation in the bulk annuity market

The experience of Buzz respondents backs the suggestion by the Bank of England that sponsors of defined benefit (DB) schemes were cutting back on corporate investment.

The government has launched a consultation into the treatment of academies in the local government pension scheme (LGPS).