scheme specific funding
TPR to move from education to enforcement 'far earlier'
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) will make companies meet their pension obligations earlier and will not be bounced into agreeing bad deals, Andrew Warwick-Thompson has said.
Pension-related insolvencies could be prevented by more stringent accounting
IAS 19 is the accounting standard many sponsors use to make disclosures about their defined benefit schemes in their records. But a report from Lincoln Pensions argues IAS 19 is not good enough. Michael Klimes investigates.
Home Retail trustee reaches agreement with Sainsbury's ahead of sale
The trustee of the Home Retail Group's pension scheme has agreed its future funding with Sainsbury's which is set to acquire the business from Argos.
Trustees say TPR's integrated funding approach is their biggest challenge
The biggest challenge facing defined benefit (DB) scheme trustees is demonstrating their approach to funding is fully-integrated and risk-based, according to Hymans Robertson.
Equity market turmoil a wake-up call for schemes mid-valuation
Defined benefit (DB) pension scheme trustees have been urged to consider the suitability of their funding plans after last week's ‘Black Monday' market shock.
Pensions Conjecture: Scheme funding and gilt yields
In the latest Pensions Conjecture our panellists discussed scheme funding and gilt yields.
Analysis: Clarity at last on contributions
Angela Dimsdale Gill of Hogan Lovells International explains the significance of June's landmark ruling in the ‘Pilots litigation'