Tesco's pension deficit rises to £4.2bn as profits halve
The funding level of Tesco's defined benefit (DB) pension scheme has fallen yet again as it revealed its first-half profits have more than halved.
The troubled supermarket's pension deficit rose to £4.2bn on an accounting basis at the end of the first half of its financial year from £3.9bn at the end of February, according to its half-year report....
More on Defined Benefit
Pension Schemes Bill set for final debate next week
The Pension Schemes Bill has been scheduled for ping-pong, its penultimate step before becoming law.
TPR's long-term funding approach 'will put extra financial pressure' on scheme sponsors
The Pensions Regulator’s (TPR) long-term funding approach will put extra financial pressure on UK pension scheme sponsors, according to Aon.
Marie Curie completes £30m buy-in with L&G in first 2021 deal
The Marie Curie defined benefit (DB) scheme has entered into a circa £30m full scheme buy-in agreement with Legal & General (L&G) Assurance Society.
DB funding - December 2020: Deficit up £76bn over 2020, says PPF
Every month, several firms issue trackers of the aggregate defined benefit (DB) scheme funding position. See here for the December 2020 estimates on the various measures…
MetLife reinsures $2bn of Legal & General pension risk
Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company has announced it completed four longevity reinsurance transactions with Legal & General (L&G) Assurance Society last year.
