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BAE Systems reports £800m UK pensions surplus

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BAE Systems reports £800m UK pensions surplus

Triennial funding valuation at 31 March 2024 reveals funding ratio of 104%

clock 19 February 2025 • 1 min read
Tender Watch: Utmost Life and Pensions appoints Atos

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Tender Watch: Utmost Life and Pensions appoints Atos

Partnership means digital transformation firm will lead cloud transformation journey

clock 13 February 2025 • 1 min read
UK DB company profit warnings reached four-year high last year

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UK DB company profit warnings reached four-year high last year

Research finds almost one in four UK firms with DB schemes issued a profit warning

clock 11 February 2025 • 2 min read
Bond market volatility sees DB surpluses rise by £12.8bn in January

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Bond market volatility sees DB surpluses rise by £12.8bn in January

PPF 7800 index shows aggregate funding level for DB schemes has risen to 127%

clock 11 February 2025 • 2 min read
Professional Pensions' DB Funding Index

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Professional Pensions' DB Funding Index

How the funding of defined benefit pension schemes is changing

clock 11 February 2025 • 1 min read
Combined IAS19 surplus of FTSE 100 companies rises to £70bn in January

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Combined IAS19 surplus of FTSE 100 companies rises to £70bn in January

LCP Pensions Explorer measured £5bn increase in FTSE 100 surplus since last month

clock 07 February 2025 • 1 min read
DB scheme funding levels see gains at start of 2025

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DB scheme funding levels see gains at start of 2025

Broadstone finds fully hedged scheme deficit fell to lowest level in three years in January

clock 06 February 2025 • 1 min read
DB pension redress liabilities dip below 5% of transfer values

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DB pension redress liabilities dip below 5% of transfer values

First Actuarial found ‘considerable drop’ in financial risk associated with DB redress

clock 05 February 2025 • 2 min read
Government plans to extract DB surplus 'go much further than most realised', says LCP

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Government plans to extract DB surplus 'go much further than most realised', says LCP

Consultancy analysis finds government plans to extract DB surplus could be worth £160bn

clock 03 February 2025 • 2 min read
Schroders scheme commits to running-on to use DB surplus for DC contributions

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Schroders scheme commits to running-on to use DB surplus for DC contributions

Scheme will use around 10% of SRBS surplus per annum to help fund DC section

clock 30 January 2025 • 3 min read
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