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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.

The Royal Mail pension scheme talks about the success of its administration service to Natasha Browne

Richard Smith has been appointed consulting actuary by Spence and Partners.

Deficits of defined benefit (DB) pension schemes have worsened year on year as a result of critically low bond yields, according to JLT Employee Benefits' monthly index.

Coca-Cola HBC, Whitbread and GKN are among the ten FTSE 100 pension schemes with the worst funding levels, according to a report.

There has been a steady decline in the proportion of FTSE 100 companies offering defined contribution (DC) trust-based schemes, according to Towers Watson.

Larger businesses are far more likely to appoint female directors than smaller firms, Wilkins Kennedy research reveals.

A shift towards collective defined contribution (CDC) schemes is "unlikely" as the trend towards defined contribution (DC) plans continues, LCP says.

Average IAS19 discount rates used by FTSE100 companies to calculate pensions deficits have risen for the first time in five years.

A FTSE100 firm has become the first company to use a surety bond as part of its scheme funding strategy after securing a £400m transaction, says Aon Hewitt.