Pension surplus

Consultancy analysis finds government plans to extract DB surplus could be worth £160bn

Industry lines up to praise DB surplus moves as long as right guardrails are in place

Reform could be positive for employers, workers, members and the economy at large

Industry sets out expectations for the upcoming year in the pensions sector

Surpluses are increasingly seen as an opportunity to run on schemes

More schemes are in surplus, with an aggregate surplus of £455.5bn seen in March

Clara superfund deal, Rothesay purchases portfolio and surplus repayments order

Move comes after Court of Session confirmed asset manager’s right to any surplus

Could changes to surplus rules encourage greater risk to be taken in DB schemes?