Coronavirus

Trustees have been warned to keep an eye on weakening employer covenants even after a positive aggregate funding experience in the last three years as myriad funding and investment issues pose risks to defined benefit (DB) schemes.

While the short-term impact of Covid-19 on liabilities in the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) is likely to be relatively modest, the long-term impact is likely to be greater, according to the Scheme Advisory Board (SAB).

In this live blog, Professional Pensions' sister title Investment Week collates all the breaking market news, analysis and opinion on equity, bond and currency movements as well as the impact of trade wars, tightening monetary policy and the Brexit negotiations....

The UK economy returned to growth in February, expanding by an estimated 0.4% even as nationwide lockdowns remained in place, although GDP output remained 7.8% below a year earlier, according to the latest figures.

Laura Chappell looks at how the lockdown has impacted mental health and why there is a human and business case for making sure help is available when employees of any seniority need it.

The Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI) has found a lower cohort life expectancy for both men and women in its 2020 table, even after zero-weighting data related to Covid.

Mitchells & Butlers has deferred £13m of deficit recovery contributions (DRCs) after tier four Covid restrictions wreaked havoc across the hospitality sector.

British Airways (BA) has deferred deficit recovery contributions (DRCs) totalling £450m following an agreement with trustees after a catastrophic year for the airline industry.

The technological developments arising out of the pandemic will change the pensions industry forever, says Darren Philp.

UK GDP was 1.2% higher in December 2020 as eased lockdown restrictions for the month helped to bring total growth for the fourth quarter of the year to 1% overall, according to the latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) data.