Schemes could see huge reductions in their liabilities on a funding basis if the recent slowdown in life expectancy improvements becomes a long-term trend, according to PwC.
Defined benefit (DB) schemes saw a £20bn reprieve on their deficits over the course of March, PwC's SkyVal index shows.
Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) has appointed Giles Fairhead as its chief risk officer (CRO).
Raj Mody gives his view on the debate around measuring defined benefit scheme deficits.
The government's admission there is a case to suspend indexation for certain underfunded defined benefit (DB) schemes has been welcomed by some while others warn it would open the floodgates.
Companies will need to set aside an extra £10bn every year for the next decade in order to fix the growth in defined benefit (DB) deficits over 2016, according to PwC.
Raj Mody discusses the impact technology is having on the pensions industry.
PwC has appointed a new partner in its pension consulting business to lead the firm's focus on strategy and implementation advice to trustees of large defined benefit schemes.
Andrea Montague has been hired to the new role of deputy group finance director at Royal London.
An agreement has been reached on how to compensate members of the Nortel pension scheme after years of negotiations since the company went bust in 2009.