Defined Benefit
Defined Benefit
The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has confirmed several changes to its actuarial assumptions under various bases as part of a regular review, broadly improving the lifeboat fund’s view of scheme funding.
28 April 2021
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
It will take too long to save into defined contribution (DC) pensions to keep retirement savings steady and offset the loss of defined benefit (DB) income, according to Lane Clark & Peacock (LCP).
26 April 2021
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3 min read
Defined Benefit
Schemes could be charged a £1.5bn bill to equalise past defined benefit (DB) scheme transfers after last year’s landmark GMP equalisation ruling, says Buck.
20 April 2021
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
The financial impact on defined benefit (DB) schemes from the Covid-19 pandemic is “likely to be marginal”, and only in the event of continued substantial additional deaths for many years would there be a significant reduction in UK DB scheme liabilities,...
20 April 2021
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
Luke Hartley looks at recent cases involving House of Fraser, Silentnight and Johnston Press
20 April 2021
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4 min read
Defined Benefit
Defined benefit (DB) pension transfer values recovered by about a third last month after February’s sharp fall, according to figures from XPS Pensions Group.
15 April 2021
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1 min read
Defined Benefit
Graeme Delf says educating members is part of a package of members that can help mitigate risk of poor transfer experiences.
11 April 2021
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3 min read
Defined Benefit
Guidelines on what is and is not viewed as defined benefit (DB) trustees providing members with regulated advice need to be clearer, respondents to a Professional Pensions survey say.
09 April 2021
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
Universities UK (UUK) has opened a formal consultation with employers in the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) seeking views on how to tackle the scheme’s funding situation.
08 April 2021
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2 min read
