Investment
Defined Benefit
Twice as many FTSE 350 companies with defined benefit (DB) schemes are supported by a weak sponsor covenant than in 2006 according to PwC.
12 July 2016
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
Brexit is likely to reduce the urgency from trustees to take action on guaranteed minimum pensions (GMP) equalisation according to Anna Rogers.
12 July 2016
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1 min read
Risk Reduction
A trend whereby insurers are providing fewer buyout quotations for smaller schemes has accelerated since the end of 2015, according to JLT.
12 July 2016
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2 min read
Investment
Helen Morrissey looks at how pension schemes are dealing with current turmoil in the property market.
12 July 2016
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1 min read
Law and Regulation
Two years have passed since the Law Commission's landmark review that attempted to clear up confusion over trustees' fiduciary duties. Stephanie Baxter finds despite some initial progress there is much more work to be done.
12 July 2016
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5 min read
Investment
Several property funds suspended trading last week in the wake of large outflows. Helen Morrissey asks whether pension funds are taking a long-term view.
11 July 2016
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4 min read
Risk Reduction
The cost of longevity risk for defined benefit (DB) schemes has increased by 50% in the past 12 years due to falling long-term interest rates.
11 July 2016
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
This week we want to know if schemes need a different approach in how they calculate liabilities and if NEST will repay its loan to the government.
11 July 2016
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1 min read
Defined Benefit
The industry has to be more flexible to make defined benefit (DB) schemes more sustainable during this time of economic uncertainty says Ros Altmann.
08 July 2016
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
Mortality studies are increasingly seen as a method for trustees and companies to better understand scheme membership life expectancy. Kristian Brunt-Seymour explores how this can help companies make better financial decisions.
08 July 2016
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4 min read
