DB

Contract-based schemes regulator seeking experts to join from October

The DWP regulations ‘usher out’ technical provisions as a primary funding measure

Profit warnings are up, but majority of DB schemes have long-term funding plan in place

Just a quarter of the largest UK companies still provide DB pensions to some of their staff

Schemes can expect to fund 98.5% of the accrued benefits

Echelon+ will have specific member focus and offer schemes a wide range of benefits

Smart Pensions’ Darren Philp and Greater Manchester fund’s Euan Miller among recruits

Research finds insurers are looking to prioritise well-prepared schemes

Corporate trustee says the deal was ‘complex and challenging’

Comes after the UK fell behind Japan last year after a difficult 2020