Charles Cowling
Defined Benefit
Private sector pension deficits have stabilised as markets show resilience, but are still more than double what they were 12 months ago.
01 March 2017
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Defined Benefit
The UK's 350 largest companies ended January with an aggregate defined benefit (DB) deficit of £108bn on an IAS 19 basis, according to JLT Employee Benefits.
02 February 2017
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Defined Benefit
Consolidation of defined benefit (DB) schemes could cut pension costs by more than £500m a year, a JLT Employee Benefits report says.
31 January 2017
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2 min read
Risk Reduction
The top 100 UK companies should forego 2017 dividend payments to open new avenues to scheme de-risking, JLT Employee Benefits has said.
16 January 2017
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
The aggregate deficit of FTSE 350 defined benefit (DB) schemes more than doubled in 2016, causing funding levels to plummet 10% in 12 months.
03 January 2017
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
Private sector defined benefit (DB) schemes saw a small improvement in their funding ratios in November after a year of market turmoil.
05 December 2016
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
FTSE 350 scheme deficits rose by a modest £3bn over September after months of significant growth, which saw them almost triple since February.
03 October 2016
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
The cost of defined benefit (DB) schemes sponsored by FTSE 100 companies could double from £7bn to £14bn per annum by 2019, according to JLT Employee Benefits.
26 September 2016
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
FTSE 350 companies may need to reconsider whether to pay dividends after the total deficit has climbed to £207bn by the end of August.
02 September 2016
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
Total deficits of UK defined benefit (DB) schemes have reached an all-time high for the sixth month in a row, according to JLT Employee Benefits.
01 August 2016
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1 min read
