covenant

Geopolitical volatility makes covenant reliability an important focus for trustees

Defined Benefit

Geopolitical volatility makes covenant reliability an important focus for trustees

Trustees urged to understand importance of robust stress testing and regular monitoring

clock 08 April 2026 • 3 min read
Covenant holds 'enduring relevance' under DB Funding Code, SPP says

Defined Benefit

Covenant holds 'enduring relevance' under DB Funding Code, SPP says

Organisation highlights ‘ongoing value’ of proportionate and regular covenant monitoring

clock 24 February 2026 • 1 min read
LCP launches streamlined service to provide trustees with covenant advice

Industry

LCP launches streamlined service to provide trustees with covenant advice

Organisation said new funding regime means a different approach to covenant

clock 08 October 2025 • 1 min read
LCP urges trustees to bolster sponsor relationships and understanding

Defined Benefit

LCP urges trustees to bolster sponsor relationships and understanding

Sponsor business drivers, cost bases and debt structures should be well understood

clock 12 December 2023 • 2 min read
Schemes have 'low confidence' in employer strength

Defined Benefit

Schemes have 'low confidence' in employer strength

LCP finds ‘significant number’ of DB trustees have low confidence in medium-term strength of employer

clock 16 June 2023 • 2 min read
Scheme sponsor covenant monitoring largely not risen over the last year

Industry

Scheme sponsor covenant monitoring largely not risen over the last year

Economic outlook has not led to increased monitoring for two thirds of industry

clock 23 May 2023 • 1 min read
Trustees warned not to 'push covenant under the rug'

Industry

Trustees warned not to 'push covenant under the rug'

Warnings from industry professionals not to underestimate the materiality of covenant risk

clock 26 May 2022 • 2 min read

Industry

Cardano commits to staying 'close to its knitting' as Lincoln rebrands

Cardano adopts ‘measured’ approach to future initiatives

clock 21 June 2021 • 5 min read

Law and Regulation

Exclusive: Rising interest in impact of ESG on covenant concerns

Uncertainty guides lawyer advice despite lower worry over regulatory bite

clock 10 June 2021 • 2 min read

Defined Benefit

TPR: Trustees must stay alert to sponsor covenant challenges

Defined benefit (DB) pension schemes must stay alive to heightening risks to funding from sponsor covenants, climate change and longevity experience, The Pensions Regulator (TPR) says.

clock 26 May 2021 • 4 min read
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