Defined Benefit

Rob Bilton says the 2025 valuations will not just be about numbers

DB End Gauge Index reveals average time to buyout for FTSE 350 schemes fell to 3.6 years last month

Rise in bond yields caused DB schemes’ asset and liability values to fall

XPS Group survey found most schemes are now more likely to run-on to build and use surplus

Pension Security Alliance warned surplus extraction ‘adds indirect cost to members’

Broadstone Sirius Index sees fully hedged scheme improve to 69.3% funding

PP summarises yesterday’s key government pension announcements

Government confirms retrospective actuarial confirmation of benefit changes

No ‘one size fits all’ approach to endgame, with changing allocations within DB schemes