Debenhams has agreed to pay a total of £76m into its defined benefit (DB) schemes over the next eight years following the completion of the fund's triennial valuation in June.
Lynda Whitney looks at how schemes are using alternative financing solutions to fund pension schemes.
Trustees of small DB schemes can make big savings by reviewing their bundled insurance company arrangements says Ashlin Noonan.
Jeremy Lang looks at how learned bias can be exploited to find opportunity in investment markets.
FTSE350 defined benefit (DB) schemes paid out £13bn more than they received in contributions last year, raising the risk they could be forced to sell assets at depressed prices.
Workers at Northumbrian Water will start working to rule today, and have called a strike next week in a dispute over plans to close their final salary pension scheme.
Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF) and the London Pensions Fund Authority (LPFA) have invested £60m in a UK renewable energy project.
United Utilities has revealed plans to close its defined benefit scheme to future accrual, says GMB.
Public equity markets are becoming much riskier than private equity with flash crashes and higher volatility, according to Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF) investment manager Neil Cooper.