Defined Benefit

XPS says Transfer Value Index shows DB transfer values peaked in June to just over £143,000

Barnett Waddingham says firms will miss out on additional value if they access surpluses too soon

Schemes looking for liquidity as well as steady absolute returns and diversification

Hymans research finds 75% of sole trustee appointments in the last year were in schemes with less than 500 members

WTW analysis finds aggregate assets exceeded liabilities by around £30bn

Construction on the project is expected to be completed in 2026

Lifeboat fund says 6% return of its growth portfolio enabled its reserves to grow to £14.1bn

How the funding of defined benefit pension schemes is changing

DB transfer compensation continues to fall in Q2, Broadstone finds