Deloitte

A fifth of trustees never meet with their administrator and are failing in their duty to monitor scheme data quality, The Pensions Regulator says.

Deloitte has ambitious plans to expand its pensions advisory services practice threefold over the next three to four years.

UK/EUROPE - A new tax transparent fund vehicle to be launched ahead of the implementation of UCITS IV regulations should attract more than £20bn ($31bn) of additional multinational pension fund investments, Deloitte says.

A new tax transparent fund vehicle to be launched ahead of the implementation of UCITS IV regulations should attract more than £20bn of additional multinational pension fund investments, Deloitte says.

Scheme funding arrangements driven by special purpose vehicles are gradually becoming more accessible to smaller firms, consultants say.

Businesses with pension deficits are starting to utilise property to finance the gap. Laura Blows finds out how companies are using property as a contingent asset and the advantage of these types of arrangements

A small engineering firm racked with bank debts and a £10m buyout shortfall was saved from insolvency after trustees agreed a complex debt-for-equity swap, PP has learned.

Whitbread will use company assets to back a £100m contribution into its pension fund.

Marks & Spencer Group and its scheme trustees have agreed an £800m funding plan for the company's pension scheme.

The number of schemes using non-cash assets to pay off deficits will outstrip buyouts over the next five years, Deloitte claims.