defined benefit

The latest publication from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows private sector pensions coverage at only 2.9m, the lowest since 1953.

The number of people saving into an occupational scheme has fallen by around 500,000 since 2010, according to figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

Employers are downgrading their pensions offering on the back of auto-enrolment (AE) in order to "hoodwink" employees into thinking it is part of the legislation, lawyers claim.

Rachel Dalton looks at how charities supporting DB schemes are being hit hard by the recession

Brooks Macdonald Employee Benefits has expanded its reach by creating a York-based team to complement its London counterpart.

Gallagher Employee Benefits has appointed Alan Redwood as a new business development director in a bid to increase its senior management team.

Changes to the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) compensation cap could increase the total levy paid by schemes by almost £140m according to a government impact assessment.

Auto-enrolment (AE) has triggered a "change of emphasis" in the type of schemes and services small and medium-sized employers (SMEs) want, Aon Hewitt partner Russell Agius says.

The experience of Buzz respondents backs the suggestion by the Bank of England that sponsors of defined benefit (DB) schemes were cutting back on corporate investment.

Mark Skinner has been appointed to the UK advisory board of Momentum Global Investment Management (GIM).