defined benefit

The Department for Work and Pensions has whittled down its preferred structures of defined ambition schemes to three ‘DB-lite' models.

Local government pension scheme (LGPS) deficits are estimated to have doubled since 2010 to over £80bn, according to KPMG analysis.

Upcoming English county council elections could affect this year's local government pension scheme (LGPS) triennial valuations, according to an expert.

Jack Jones looks at the innovative use of chese as a scheme asset

Cartwright Group has purchased the trust-based pensions arm of Gallagher Benefits Consulting, boosting its offered services.

JLT Employee Benefits (JLTEB) has launched an investment platform for defined benefit trustees.

Schemes fighting court cases are being forced to walk an investment "tightrope" in the Pension Protection Fund assessment period as they struggle to secure better than PPF-level benefits.

A rapid increase in late payments to company schemes could be a sign of an "impending wave of restructurings and insolvencies", Pinsent Masons says.

The majority of this week's respondents thought self-sufficiency was the long-term target for most defined benefit schemes. Although many pointed out that this was a protean term, more than half said it was what schemes were aiming for.

GAB Robins UK has entered a regulated apportionment arrangement with the Pension Protection Fund to eliminate its scheme liabilities.