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Industry warns DB surplus framework could be 'unnecessarily burdensome'

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Industry warns DB surplus framework could be 'unnecessarily burdensome'

Industry says clarity needed and regulations must be as practical as possible

clock 27 August 2026 • 6 min read
Industry bodies welcome DWP's consultation on surplus flexibilities

Defined Benefit

Industry bodies welcome DWP's consultation on surplus flexibilities

Industry experts say guidance on surplus flexibilities must ‘strike the right balance’

clock 27 August 2026 • 6 min read
Most DB schemes keeping surplus options open, research finds

Defined Benefit

Most DB schemes keeping surplus options open, research finds

Aon finds 76% of schemes intending to run on have not agreed how to share surplus

clock 26 August 2026 • 4 min read
Partner Insight: Capacity, complexity and the endgame

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Partner Insight: Capacity, complexity and the endgame

How operational pressures are reshaping trustee priorities

clock 26 August 2026 • 1 min read
Most believe professional trustee role needs to 'evolve'

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Most believe professional trustee role needs to 'evolve'

LCP says professional trustees are entering a ‘new phase’ of the DB market

clock 25 August 2026 • 3 min read
Funding test should not be 'automatic trigger' for DB surplus release

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Funding test should not be 'automatic trigger' for DB surplus release

IGG calls for safeguarding of member benefits and trustee independence

clock 25 August 2026 • 2 min read
Partner Insight: The DB endgame has changed - Is your scheme ready for run-on?

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Partner Insight: The DB endgame has changed - Is your scheme ready for run-on?

Buyout is no longer the automatic destination for UK defined benefit schemes. A new regulatory landscape is reshaping the strategic choices available to trustees and sponsors.

clock 25 August 2026 • 4 min read
Buyout no longer the default as sponsors review long-term pension strategies

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Buyout no longer the default as sponsors review long-term pension strategies

IGG research finds only one in ten DB schemes are targeting buyout ‘as soon as practical’

clock 20 August 2026 • 2 min read
Majority of larger DB schemes still to set funding targets, BW research finds

Defined Benefit

Majority of larger DB schemes still to set funding targets, BW research finds

Long-term funding decisions mostly anticipated over the coming two years

clock 19 August 2026 • 2 min read
Border to Coast private markets programme surpasses £23bn

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Border to Coast private markets programme surpasses £23bn

LGPS pool said it has enabled access to the programme for 17 of its partner funds

clock 12 August 2026 • 1 min read
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