Pension surplus
Aon: UK pension schemes face new challenges when fully funded
Defined benefit (DB) schemes are facing fresh challenges around dividends and de-risking as they reach fully-funded status, according to Aon.
Let's make discretionary increases fashionable again
Hilary Salt asks if it is legitimate for trustees who have a fiduciary duty to members to assume that surplus should only be spent on locking in to lower returns
PPF: DB schemes edge into surplus for first time since 2011
Defined benefit (DB) schemes ended November in an aggregate surplus position for the first time since 2011, according to Pension Protection Fund (PPF) figures.
Santander's pension surplus increases fourfold over first half of 2018
The overall surplus of Santander's defined benefit (DB) pension scheme has risen by £595m to almost £800m since the end of 2017.
600 Group enters £201m buyout with PIC
Trustees of the 600 Group's defined benefit (DB) pension scheme have agreed to a £201m buyout with Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC).
Over half of charity DB schemes now closed to future accrual
Some 58% of UK charities have closed their defined benefit (DB) schemes to future accrual, Hymans Robertson research reveals.
Royal Mail pension accounting surplus grows £400m ahead of closure
The combined accounting surplus of Royal Mail's two defined benefit (DB) pension plans grew by 12% in the year to 26 March 2017, the company's annual report has revealed.
No 'doom and gloom' for DB schemes as surplus grows, FAB index shows
Defined benefit (DB) schemes increased their surplus over February when using realistic investment return assumptions, according to First Actuarial.
DB surplus falls 15% in October under 'more realistic' discount rate
The UK's 5,945 defined benefit (DB) schemes had a £306bn surplus under realistic investment return assumptions by the end of October, according to First Actuarial.