Almost £35bn of defined benefit (DB) liabilities have now been insured this year after yet another giant buy-in by the Asda Group Pension Scheme with Rothesay Life.
The Pensions Regulator and Sainsbury's have confirmed they are in talks over the impact of the Asda tie-up on the supermarket's defined benefit (DB) pension scheme.
Obligation for the Asda defined benefit (DB) pension scheme will not be shared between Walmart and J Sainsbury following the merger of their two supermarket businesses, it has been confirmed.
Supermarket giant Asda's plans to reform its pensions have been decried as "unfair, unreasonable and unnecessary" as the workers' union began talks with the employer.
Lesley Williams will retire from her role as Whitbread's group pensions director at the start of 2018 after 11 years in the role.
British Land and Barratt Developments claimed the top two awards at the IFS Proshare awards.
Asda has seen more than one in five employees sign-up to its share scheme this year.
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