UK headline dividends have declined for the first time since 2015, falling 2.1% in the second quarter of 2018, according to the latest quarterly dividend monitor from Link Asset Services.
The regulator's funding analysis for 'tranche 13' schemes finds many are falling behind recovery plans. James Phillips looks at the findings
Pension schemes at the UK's 100 largest listed companies had a combined accounting surplus of £4bn at the end of 2017, Lane Clark & Peacock (LCP) analysis suggests.
Steve Webb says there are various ways to take action on executives who try to line their pockets by putting workers' pensions at risk
Respondents say dividend clearance regime for firms with pension deficits is a bad idea.
Capital Group and Newton Investment Management have teamed up to raise awareness of how negative cash flows among defined benefit (DB) schemes should be tackled differently.
While many will be pleased that The Pensions Regulator is taking a tougher line on the dividends companies with pension scheme deficits should pay, Jonathan Stapleton says any action will be difficult to enforce.