CPI

A drafting "anomaly" in the Pensions Bill concerning the change from RPI to CPI indexation must be addressed before it gets royal assent, lawyers warn.

The Office for National Statistics is in discussion with stakeholders about creating new indices to calculate benefit payments, including pensions.

Any gains schemes might have made following the switch to the Consumer Prices Index have been wiped out by falling interest rates, JLT Benefit Solutions believes.

Jonathan Stapleton on DB's lengthy demise

Neil Bolding of Mercer suggests issues to consider when evaluating a de-risking exercise.

Thousands protest CPI switch through cyberspace

Sebastian Cheek talks longevity swaps

Persimmon has halved its pension fund deficit after switching from RPI to CPI to revalue benefits for deferred and pensioner members.

Inflation risk has become a key concern to sponsors and trustees in light of the continued uncertainty around which measure to use for indexation, a Metlife poll reveals.

The e-petition calling for pension indexation to be returned to the Retail Prices Index has attracted almost 12,000 signatures - up from about 400 nine days ago.