FTSE

XPS Pensions Group joins the FTSE 250

Industry

XPS Pensions Group joins the FTSE 250

Firm said this follows months of strong performance across the business

clock 06 June 2024 • 1 min read
Enduring FTSE 350 funding position raises questions about TPR funding code

Defined Benefit

Enduring FTSE 350 funding position raises questions about TPR funding code

Mercer says uncertainty could cast doubt over how best to proceed with ongoing valuations

clock 03 August 2023 • 2 min read
DB scheme funding 'remarkably robust' despite market turmoil

Defined Benefit

DB scheme funding 'remarkably robust' despite market turmoil

ONS figures show market value of DB schemes fell by 3% between Q3 and Q4 2022

clock 22 June 2023 • 1 min read
Green pensions now key demand for job seekers

Investment

Green pensions now key demand for job seekers

Scottish Widows finds demand for green pensions but says employers lack knowledge

clock 04 October 2022 • 2 min read
Most FTSE 100 firms have no DB pension build up

Defined Benefit

Most FTSE 100 firms have no DB pension build up

Just a quarter of the largest UK companies still provide DB pensions to some of their staff

clock 06 July 2022 • 2 min read
DB scheme sponsors report pension surpluses

Defined Benefit

DB scheme sponsors report pension surpluses

Schemes grew from £1bn deficit in 2020 to £32bn surplus at the end of 2021

clock 25 May 2022 • 2 min read

Defined Benefit

Covid-19 widens FTSE 350 DB funding gap

FTSE 350 companies with defined benefit (DB) pension schemes have been hit particularly hard by the economic crisis caused by Covid-19, latest research from Barnett Waddingham shows.

clock 29 June 2020 • 2 min read

Investment

Pension schemes can avoid bowing to bear market pressure

Pension schemes should “stick to their convictions” and long-term policies in the face of market falls caused by Covid-19, Aon says.

clock 08 April 2020 • 2 min read

Investment

UK gilt funds lone positive performers in 'horror show' March

Investment Association (IA) UK gilt funds were the only fund sector to deliver positive returns in a "horror show" March, which saw the ongoing impact of the coronavirus pandemic decimate the performance of most IA-registered vehicles.

clock 01 April 2020 • 2 min read

Investment

Pensions schemes feel the force of FTSE 100 plunge

Institutional investors are continuing to flounder after the FTSE 100 opened the week down 8.72%, crashing into technical bear market territory.

clock 09 March 2020 • 3 min read
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