Investment
Defined Benefit
Supermarket giant Tesco has halved its overall defined benefit (DB) deficit after adapting its discount rate calculations to better reflect trends in long-dated corporate bond yields.
11 April 2018
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3 min read
Defined Benefit
A Blackrock survey reveals corporate and public sector defined benefit schemes are on increasingly diverging paths. Kim Kaveh explores the data.
10 April 2018
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6 min read
Defined Benefit
More members are transferring out of defined benefit (DB) pension schemes when informed of the option, which suggests trustees must think carefully about member communication, according to research.
10 April 2018
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
Bentley Motors staff have voted for industrial action over the planned closure of the defined benefit (DB) Rolls Royce and Bentley Pension Fund (RRBPF) to future accrual.
10 April 2018
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
The aggregate defined benefit (DB) funding level worsened in March, hitting its worst level since last August, the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has said.
10 April 2018
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
Patrick Bloomfield says the regulator is being more vocal about its view of what 'fair treatment' means, with the threat of using its powers to intervene
05 April 2018
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5 min read
Defined Benefit
The combined deficit of FTSE 350 defined benefit (DB) schemes fell to £72bn in the first quarter of 2018, according to Mercer's pensions risk survey.
05 April 2018
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
Strong employers should consider contributing more money to reduce pension deficits over a shorter period of time, especially where they are paying out excessive shareholder dividends, the watchdog has said.
05 April 2018
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4 min read
Investment
Nick Tolchard, head of Invesco Fixed Income, EMEA, discusses the key trends within this topical asset class
04 April 2018
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3 min read
