Defined Benefit

With longevity risk at 25% of DB investment risks, report urges schemes to assess mortality

Transfer values rose by 4% to £175,000 as a result of a fall in gilt yields

Regulator’s corporate plan reveals delay to code as well as priorities for upcoming year

Girish Menezes looks at how trustees can start preparing their data for a buyout

IFoA report finds high standard of advice but highlights scope for greater clarity

91% forecast new funding code will not be implemented later this year

85% of UCU members voted to accept pension proposals agreed with employers

PPF 7800 Index found £1.5bn increase in the deficit of schemes running a deficit

Decrease in surplus due to falling bond yields and turbulence in the banking sector

Decline in surplus offset by increase to company’s cash position