defined benefit
Defined Benefit
Trustees and their advisers can do little to plug deficits of defined benefit (DB) schemes in the face of market forces which are beyond their control, says Andrew Warwick-Thompson.
03 December 2015
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Defined Benefit
Deficits of UK defined benefit (DB) schemes rose £36bn to £264bn last month as a result of falling interest rates, figures show.
01 December 2015
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Employee Benefits
A former owner of Carrington Wire Limited (CWL) has been banned from acting as a company director after helping the firm's parent company dump its defined benefit (DB) scheme.
23 November 2015
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Law and Regulation
A former owner of Carrington Wire Limited (CWL) has been banned from acting as a company director after helping the firm's parent company dump its defined benefit (DB) scheme.
19 November 2015
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Defined Benefit
The Smiths Group has cut contributions to the Smiths Industries Pension Scheme (SIPS) by 60% after a dramatic improvement in funding levels allowed trustees to de-risk its investments.
17 November 2015
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Defined Benefit
Total UK defined benefit (DB) pension deficits shrunk slightly in October but still stand at £228bn, according to figures from JLT Employee Benefits.
02 November 2015
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Defined Benefit
A new accounting standard will worsen the insolvency scores of hundreds of employers in the Pension Protection Fund, finds Stephanie Baxter
30 October 2015
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Investment
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.
30 October 2015
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Defined Benefit
Pension schemes could see liabilities surge by £62bn if interest rate rises are delayed, warns JLT Employee Benefits.
26 October 2015
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