Defined Benefit

Stephanie Hawthorne asks if we can rekindle the defined benefit flame

Industry thinks current regulatory framework could better enable open schemes to ‘thrive’

Fall in funding position offset by decrease in assumed future rates of inflation

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