Deficits
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
Industry
The reduction of tax relief for high earners is a near certainty in the March Budget according to Hargreaves Lansdown.
25 February 2016
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1 min read
Defined Benefit
BAE Systems, Airbus and the trustees are creating a separate Airbus section of the BAE Systems Pension Scheme in order to give a better estimate of the deficit allocation.
18 February 2016
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1 min read
Industry
Paying actuaries more money does not lead to better services for schemes according to PP research.
05 February 2016
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5 min read
Risk Management
Johnston Press has reduced the deficit of its defined benefit (DB) scheme by £53m following a pension study and changes to its scheme rules.
04 February 2016
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1 min read
Defined Benefit
Raj Mody thinks we need to take a new approach to assessing scheme health.
28 January 2016
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3 min read
Investment
While rising rates will reduce liabilities, global divergence in monetary policy poses serious risks for scheme funding levels, writes Stephanie Baxter.
05 January 2016
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8 min read
Defined Benefit
Is the Pensions Institute being “extravagantly alarmist”?
05 January 2016
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6 min read
Risk Reduction
The Pensions Institute has called for urgent action after its research found one in ten defined benefit (DB) schemes would "never ever" pay benefits in full.
14 December 2015
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Defined Benefit
The rate of defined benefit (DB) scheme closure among FTSE 100 companies is gathering pace, according to research by JLT Employee Benefits.
14 December 2015
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