defined benefit

The value of the market for liability driven investment (LDI) has risen 11% over 2012 led by the growth in inflation hedging, a KPMG report finds.

This week respondents are divided over whether TPR should pay attention to third-party admins and if auto-transfers will harm savings

Six out of 10 respondents said employers were generally failing to make sufficient provisions for ill-health retirement when closing DB schemes.

Trustees should work with employers to agree funding solutions that balance member interests with business growth according to The Pension Regulator chairman Michael O'Higgins.

The Pensions Trust has appointed David Lane as chief finance officer.

The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has threatened a national strike after it "firmly rejected" the proposals from the Royal Mail to make changes to its pension plan.

The Court of Appeal has ruled that the Olympic Airlines Pension Scheme cannot move into the Pension Protection Fund (PPF).

Tesco group pensions director Ruston Smith will succeed Mark Hyde Harrison as chairman of the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF).

The Association of Member-Nominated Trustees (AMNT) and the Irish Bank Officials Association (IBOA) have joined forces to lobby the Irish government to create a life-boat fund for defined benefit (DB) pensions.

Employers are potentially leaving themselves on the hook for significant unprotected retirement costs when closing defined benefit (DB) schemes.