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Defined Benefit
In his second article on DB issues Con Keating asks what the purpose is of a pension fund?
20 October 2016
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8 min read
Law and Regulation
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will consider giving The Pensions Regulator (TPR) additional powers should they be needed, pensions minister Richard Harrington says.
19 October 2016
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
The UK's 5,945 defined benefit (DB) schemes have an overall funding ratio of 133% under realistic investment return assumptions, according to First Actuarial.
19 October 2016
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2 min read
Law and Regulation
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) needs to be “strong, decisive and influential”, its chief executive Lesley Titcomb has said.
17 October 2016
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1 min read
Investment
Private assets are helping some schemes significantly outperform their peers. Jonathan Stapleton asks why UK schemes are not investing more in this asset class
17 October 2016
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8 min read
Law and Regulation
The biggest stories were MPs being told a rescue plan for Bernard Matthews appeared to dump the DB scheme, and why 'salami slicing' pensions tax relief could cost the government billions.
14 October 2016
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1 min read
Law and Regulation
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) needs more funding and staff rather than a larger suite of powers, the Work and Pensions Committee (WPC) has been told.
12 October 2016
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2 min read
Law and Regulation
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) and the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) have both called for the watchdog to have stronger and more punitive regulatory powers.
11 October 2016
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3 min read
Defined Benefit
The aggregate funding deficit of defined benefit (DB) schemes in the Pension Protection Fund's (PPF) 7800 Index fell over September as gilt yields rose.
11 October 2016
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2 min read
Law and Regulation
Robin Ellison talks about the acceleration in consultations and whether it is a good thing.
06 October 2016
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3 min read
