Deficits

Deficits could be reduced by hundreds of billions of pounds if schemes were able to move away from the Retail Prices Index (RPI).

The total funding level of the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) 7800 index has worsened for the fourth month in a row, after further gilt yield falls.

Helen Morrissey asks if the size of DB deficits will dampen investment in UK companies.

The cost and size of pension deficits are increasing which has consequences for trustees, company directors and shareholders. Michael Klimes asks if investors are starting to worry.

FTSE 350 companies may need to reconsider whether to pay dividends after the total deficit has climbed to £207bn by the end of August.

Struggling sponsoring employers of defined benefit (DB) schemes should not be allowed to suspend annual pension increases according to PP research.

The total deficit for defined benefit (DB) schemes reached £710bn on a funding basis by 29 August amid further falls in gilt yields.

Only 11 companies in the FTSE 250 provide defined benefit (DB) pensions for a significant number of employees, according to JLT Employee Benefits.

Raj Mody says we need to take a different approach to tackling the crisis in pensions.

This week we want to know if the government should allow troubled DB sponsors to suspend any pension increases for a short time until they get back on track.