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The accounting deficits of the UK's biggest pension schemes rose by 17% last month, according to research from Mercer.

The Pension Protection Fund is £3.6bn in surplus so is there potential for the lifeboat fund to begin insuring its liabilities? Natasha Browne investigates

In some cases compromising benefits is the least bad option

MIRA Retirement Benefits Scheme (MIRARBS) has secured a £70m buyout after agreeing to compromise its sponsor's statutory debt as part of a corporate restructuring.

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) reached a surplus of £3.6bn at the end of March, according to its 2014/15 annual report and accounts.

There has been a persistent fall in defined benefit (DB) pension scheme deficits over the past quarter, according to official data.

Judges in the US and Canada have rejected attempts by Nortel bond holders to overturn a ground-breaking decision in favour of members of the collapsed telecom company's pension scheme.

The George and Harding Group Pension Scheme (G&H) has transferred into the Financial Assistance Scheme (FAS) after a lengthy battle to qualify for entry.

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has raised concern that low interest rates could persist into the future despite expectations of a reversal to historic norms.

The total deficit of schemes in the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) 7800 Index has fallen by more than a third since the record high of £367.5bn in January.