FRS 17

Controversy over the discount rate used to value defined benefit pension liabilities is nothing new but, as Tim Wilkinson and Frank Curtiss explain, the flaws may be more serious than many realise.

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has proposed a way to address the impact of the accounting standard changes on Experian scores in its 2017/18 levy rules consultation.

Deficits in the private sector rose in August with smaller-cap listed and unlisted firms mainly to blame, research from JLT Employee Benefits (JLTEB) shows.

The combined deficit of all UK schemes increased by £150bn last year to reach a total of £550bn, research by Xafinity shows.

The Pensions Archive Trust - an incredibly worthy body dedicated to collating and preserving historical documents relating to the pensions industry - has just launched an appeal to raise funding to secure its future.

Self-administered trusts used for non-academic university staff are using a 45 basis point spread on discount rate assumptions for different schemes, potentially adding millions to liabilities.

Will the last portfolio to leave UK equities please turn out the light...

Helen Morrissey talks to Ian Greenwood about how the LAPFF is looking to promote increased awareness of social responsibility and whether the LGPS is sustainable in the long-term

Proposed changes to pension accounting standards have, once again, raised fears across the industry.

The Treasury's announcement that it borrowed a further £4.3bn last month was unexpected to say the least.