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A falling average quality of fixed income indices combined with intensifying competition for high-quality assets could make it more challenging and costly for pension funds using benchmarks.

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) will seek to collect £550m in levies from the industry in the 2018/19 tax year, it has announced, down more than 10% from 2017/18.

Bond market slowly begins to catch up with demand

Proposals for a credit rating override in the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) levy framework could create an uneven playing field and significantly increase levies for big firms, warns Towers Watson.

Once Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy the global financial crisis quickly unfolded. Here's our timeline of events.

Yields on UK gilts jumped in early trading as investors reacted to the threat of a possible downgrade of the UK's AAA rating.

The European Commission has launched a public consultation on a Green Paper looking at reforming corporate governance in financial institutions.

EUROPE - The European Commission has launched a public consultation on a Green Paper looking at reforming corporate governance in financial institutions.

Companies who divert significant cashflows to plug defined benefit scheme deficits run the risk of a credit ratings downgrade, Moody's warns.