defined benefit

A new accounting standard will worsen the insolvency scores of hundreds of employers in the Pension Protection Fund, finds Stephanie Baxter

The multi sector credit market has doubled in the past three years to £96bn as schemes seek higher yields in the low return environment, according to Punter Southall Investment Consulting.

Pension schemes could see liabilities surge by £62bn if interest rate rises are delayed, warns JLT Employee Benefits.

The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) has warned increases in life expectancy could lead to individual hardship and put a strain on the benefits system.

Financial Times (FT) journalists have voted to ballot for strike action in a row over plans to end its final salary scheme that the union has called a "pensions robbery".

Debenhams has agreed to pay a total of £76m into its defined benefit (DB) schemes over the next eight years following the completion of the fund's triennial valuation in June.

FTSE350 defined benefit (DB) schemes paid out £13bn more than they received in contributions last year, raising the risk they could be forced to sell assets at depressed prices.

Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF) and the London Pensions Fund Authority (LPFA) have invested £60m in a UK renewable energy project.

Public equity markets are becoming much riskier than private equity with flash crashes and higher volatility, according to Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF) investment manager Neil Cooper.

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