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Coats Group defers DRCs for remainder of 2020
Coats Group defers DRCs for remainder of 2020

Coats Group has agreed with its UK pension trustees to defer the payment of its remaining deficit recovery contributions (DRCs) for 2020.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 13 August 2020
Coats edges into pension surplus as schemes consolidated
Coats edges into pension surplus as schemes consolidated

Coats Group has recorded a narrow defined benefit (DB) surplus of $1m (£0.8m) across its three UK schemes.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 31 July 2018
Five stories you may have missed this week
Five stories you may have missed this week

This week's top stories included reports that chancellor Philip Hammond is considering cutting higher-rate tax relief in the Autumn Budget, while the Court of Appeal ruled IBM had the right to impose a cap on increases in pensionable pay.

  • Industry
  • 04 August 2017
FRC broadens probe into Coats Group schemes' conduct
FRC broadens probe into Coats Group schemes' conduct

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has extended the scope of its investigation into the conduct of individuals who oversaw the three Coats Group defined benefit (DB) schemes.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 01 August 2017
Coats agrees £74m for Staveley scheme, ending TPR probe
Coats agrees £74m for Staveley scheme, ending TPR probe

Coats Group has agreed a £74m settlement with The Pensions Regulator (TPR) to end enforcement action for the third of its defined benefit (DB) schemes.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 26 June 2017
Coats' pension deficit grew 67% in 2016
Coats' pension deficit grew 67% in 2016

The combined deficit of Coats Group's three defined benefit (DB) schemes rose by £181m over 2016, according to its annual financial report.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 10 March 2017
Coats nears end of three-year saga; TPR to drop action soon
Coats nears end of three-year saga; TPR to drop action soon

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has given Coats Group written assurances that action over two of its defined benefit (DB) schemes will be dropped once settlement is complete.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 17 February 2017
TPR and Coats agree £255m settlement
TPR and Coats agree £255m settlement

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has secured a £255m payment to save the benefits of 24,000 Coats Group scheme members, marking the start of the end to a three-year saga.

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  • 16 December 2016
FRC launches probe in connection with Guinness Peat schemes
FRC launches probe in connection with Guinness Peat schemes

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has launched investigations into the conduct of a number of individuals involved with various Guinness Peat pension schemes between 2004 and 2012.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 29 July 2016
What does Coats' long-awaited recovery plan mean for ongoing TPR investigation?

The saga continues

  • Risk Reduction
  • 23 November 2015
Coats agrees recovery plan as TPR investigation continues

Trustees of the Brunel pension fund have agreed a recovery plan with the scheme's sponsor, which is being investigated by The Pensions Regulator (TPR) over concerns about a corporate restructuring.

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  • 18 November 2015

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