Funding ratio increases to 146.1%, with total assets at £1.4trn
Thomas Cook schemes complete £50m deal and Coal schemes complete £44m transaction
Only one in ten to offer uncapped inflationary indexation increases
PSC will allow entry to schemes in deficit and be legally separate from other PPF funds
Move to make surplus extraction and design consolidator rules embraced by industry
Government to consult on easier surplus extraction and public consolidator
PPF, LCP, Scottish Widows and eight LGPS funds among those retaining or joining the FRC membership
Funding ratio increased to 143.9% from 142.8% at the end of December, with 4,451 schemes in surplus
Aviva Master Trust will protect DC benefits of members within PPF’s hybrid schemes
Stephanie Hawthorne takes a look at the issue of discretionary pension increases