Charles Cowling

Defined benefit (DB) pension schemes must stay alive to heightening risks to funding from sponsor covenants, climate change and longevity experience, The Pensions Regulator (TPR) says.

Charlotte Moore looks at how those born between 1965 and 1980 are likely to feel the pinch at retirement.

Oversimplification must be avoided in The Pensions Regulator’s (TPR) proposed revision of the defined benefit (DB) scheme funding code, and a third way might be necessary, the industry has said.

Every month, several firms issue trackers of the aggregate defined benefit (DB) scheme funding position. See here for the January 2020 estimates on the various measures…

The deficit of defined benefit (DB) pension funds was £200bn at the end of February, according to figures released by PwC's Skyval index, £10bn lower than at the end of January.

Defined benefit (DB) funding levels improved by just 40 basis points during January, according to JLT Employee Benefits.

A number of pension schemes have been prompted to lock in gains with a move into bonds after the estimated deficit across FTSE 100 DB pension schemes improved by £36bn, over the 12 months ending 30 June last year, JLT Employment Benefits found.

Defined benefit (DB) schemes saw their aggregated deficit more than double over December, ending 2018 with a funding level of 93.5%, says JLT Employee Benefits.