Pension Protection Fund

Schemes could find themselves "frozen out" of the Pension Protection Fund if their sponsoring employer is based overseas and fails certain tests, a lawyer warns.

UK defined benefit schemes have hit a funding low after combined deficits increased nearly £100bn last month to hit £312bn, statistics show.

The Pension Protection Fund is set to bring its compensation administration in-house and run its own customer service operation.

Government plans to enforce GMP equalisation will bring about a fresh wave of defined benefit scheme closures and could imperil the overall health of the economy, the industry warns.

The man responsible for mediating a £2.1bn UK pension claim on bankrupt firm Nortel Network's assets has launched a website to keep people up to date with developments.

The Pensions Regulator has launched an investigation into MF Global, after the global brokerage filed for bankruptcy last year.

The European Commission will not "copy and paste" Solvency II laws into a fresh occupational pension scheme directive, the architect of the IORP review says.

Fraser Sparks and Philip Goodchild consider the regulator's statement on statutory employers.

The Pension Protection Fund and The Pensions Regulator has published the sixth edition of the Purple Book, setting out risks posed to pension schemes.

The historic Wedgwood Museum collection could be sold off after the High Court ruled the artefacts could be disposed of to pay off debts, which include a £134m liability owed to the pension scheme.