gilt yields
Industry
Pensions Buzz respondents believe auto-enrolment is Sir Steve's legacy, but others questioned if he could claim credit for the policy.
12 January 2017
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5 min read
Defined Benefit
Defined benefit (DB) transfer values rose by £31,000 over 2016 thanks to a fall in gilt yields, according to Xafinity's monthly index.
04 January 2017
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
Henry Tapper discusses the highs and lows of DB transfers.
04 January 2017
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3 min read
Defined Benefit
The funding deficit of defined benefit (DB) schemes dropped almost 30% to £194.7bn over November, according to the Pension Protection Fund's (PPF) latest update.
13 December 2016
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has put into effect changes to actuarial assumptions used in sponsor insolvencies and to calculate risk-based levies.
02 December 2016
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1 min read
Defined Benefit
Con Keating takes a look at different approaches to evaluating pension liabilities.
18 November 2016
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6 min read
Defined Benefit
The aggregate deficit of all schemes in the PPF 7800 index fell for a second month in a row on the back of rising gilt yields.
08 November 2016
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
The aggregate funding deficit of defined benefit (DB) schemes in the Pension Protection Fund's (PPF) 7800 Index fell over September as gilt yields rose.
11 October 2016
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2 min read
Investment
Benchmark 10-year gilt yields passed 1% yesterday for the first time since June's referendum, as overseas investors continued to shed sterling assets over fears of a 'hard' Brexit.
11 October 2016
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
The 350 largest UK listed companies could see their 2017 profits fall by £2bn as the cost of new defined benefit (DB) scheme benefits rises.
29 September 2016
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2 min read
