Charles Cowling
Defined Benefit
Total deficits of UK defined benefit (DB) schemes reached an all-time high of £341bn by the end of June amid uncertainty over Brexit, according to JLT Employee Benefits.
01 July 2016
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
Total deficits of defined benefit (DB) schemes exceeded £300bn for the first time in May reaching record levels, according to JLT Employee Benefits.
01 June 2016
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
The aggregate funding level of defined benefit (DB) schemes of the FTSE 100 companies has fallen to 85%, according to JLT Employee Benefits.
03 May 2016
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1 min read
Investment
Since de-risking took off at the turn of the millennium, FTSE 100 pension fund bond holdings have increased to a peak of 59% of total assets, writes Stephanie Baxter.
15 April 2016
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3 min read
Risk Management
Bond allocations for defined benefit (DB) pension schemes in the FTSE 100 have soared from 49% to 59% of total assets in just six years.
12 April 2016
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
Deficits in all private UK defined benefit (DB) schemes worsened in March amid low interest rates and a worsening economic outlook.
01 April 2016
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1 min read
Defined Benefit
Total funding levels of defined benefit (DB) pension schemes have improved since January despite volatile markets and low interest rates, according to JLT Employee Benefits.
01 March 2016
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
As the EU referendum looms closer it is entirely possible the UK could end up leaving Europe. Kristian Brunt-Seymour finds a Brexit could be both good and bad for pensions.
26 February 2016
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4 min read
Defined Benefit
All open defined benefit schemes in the FTSE 250 are set to close within 12 months, according to JLT Employee Benefits (EB).
18 January 2016
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1 min read
Defined Benefit
UK defined benefit schemes ended 2015 with an aggregate deficit of £228bn after another difficult year, according to research from JLT Employee Benefits.
04 January 2016
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1 min read
