Deficits

Deficits of workplace defined benefit schemes have risen by 66% since the end of 2013 as a result of plummeting bond yields, according to JLT Employee Benefits' monthly index.

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The total deficit of schemes covered by the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has climbed to its highest level since April 2013, latest figures show.

The National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) has published its 40th annual member survey, charting four decades of change in workplace schemes.

The High Court has ruled the £74m Section 75 debt of the Kaupthing Pensions Scheme can be sold, paving the way for the wind up of the scheme to be completed.

The Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT) has agreed a recovery plan with trustees of its defined benefit (DB) schemes that will see it contribute £350m over 12 years.

Mitchells and Butlers has agreed a ten-year recovery plan with trustees of its defined benefit (DB) scheme, after its latest triennial valuation revealed a £527m shortfall.

The UK's largest pension schemes have swung from a £25bn surplus six years ago to a £100bn deficit today, according to a report.

The total deficit of schemes in the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) 7800 index soared 230% year-on-year, the latest data has shown.

Defined benefit pension liabilities of FTSE 350 firms hit record highs in October as falling bond yields pushed them past £700bn for the first time.