Marks and Spencer has reached an agreement with the trustees of its defined benefit (DB) pension scheme to increase annual cash contributions for future service by £15m.
Stranded carbon assets, poor staff management and concerns over working conditions pose significant financial risks to companies, Standard Life Investments (SLI) warns.
The High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland has thrown out an application for judicial review of The Pensions Regulator (TPR) brought by the directors of Desmond & Sons.
Loan notes are becoming popular in asset-backed funding as pension schemes and sponsors increasingly use special purpose vehicles (SPVs) to reduce scheme deficits, lawyers say.
PP Scheme Excellence interviews: Jonathan Stapleton talks to Marks & Spencer’s Julie Parker-Welch about its AE master trust
Hannah Brenton meets Charles Counsell, the regulator charged with keeping employers in line with auto-enrolment.
Andrew Short explains what trustees will have to concentrate on to manage auto-enrolment.
Administering auto-enrolment is an "absolute nightmare" for large employers, according to Marks & Spencer.
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