Scheme contributions

Henry Boot has seen its pensions deficit rise in the first six months of this year despite implementing a raft of changes in March to limit its liabilities.

G4S has closed its three UK defined benefit schemes to future accrual to limit the future growth of liabilities.

Headlam has halved its defined benefit deficit through a combination of an enhanced transfer value exercise for deferred members and additional contributions.

UK - Recent market turmoil could force companies to pay significantly higher contributions or increase the length of deficit repayment periods, Towers Watson warns.

Recent market turmoil could force companies to pay significantly higher contributions or increase the length of deficit repayment periods, Towers Watson warns.

Proposed reforms risk seriously destabilising the NHS pension scheme as high contributors leave or take early retirement, warns BMA pension committee chairman Andrew Dearden.

Trinity Mirror has cut its defined benefit pensions deficit by £61m and locked in its gains with a £118m insurance contract.

Many defined contribution pension pots are this week worth no more than the cash contributions paid into them over the last five years, PwC analysis finds.

The aggregate pension deficit for the UK's biggest companies dropped by 63% in the last year thanks to shifting indexation measures and continuing high levels of employer contributions.

ITV has boosted its pension scheme's interest in digital subsidiary SDN by £50m after failing to significantly cut the fund's £313m deficit in the last six months.