Risk Reduction

Lack of proper accounting across European public sector pension schemes is hiding the true extent of their liabilities, according to International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) chairman Hans Hoogervorst.

The total deficits of defined benefit (DB) schemes in the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) 7800 have fallen by 32% after hitting record levels in January.

Andrew Waring talks about buy-ins, buyouts, longevity swaps and multi-employer DC arrangements

Age at death will increasingly cluster in the early 90s according to a study by academics from Cass Business School in partnership with the International Longevity Centre (ILC UK).

The news was dominated by plans from the three main parties to cut tax relief and increase auto-enrolment contributions this week. Here's what you might have missed.

Taylor Wimpey has cut annual deficit recovery contributions by £30m after completing a raft of liability management exercises including a £206m medically underwritten buy-in.

British Polythene Industries (BPI) has agreed with the trustees of its defined benefit (DB) scheme to switch its pension payments to the Consumer Prices Index (CPI).

The Trinity Mirror Group has agreed to pay £36.2m into its defined benefit schemes on an annual basis over the next three years to plug its ballooning deficit.

Balfour Beatty has set up an £85m asset-backed contributions structure to plug the estimated £284m deficit of its defined benefit (DB) pension scheme.

Heathrow has agreed to spend an extra £3m annually over nine years until 2023 to plug the £300m deficit of its defined benefit (DB) pension scheme.