IAS19

Greene King is to close its three defined benefit schemes to future accrual after a consultation with active members, its half yearly report announces.

Research from Hymans Robertson shows that IAS19 deficits rose from £67bn to £115bn for FTSE350 companies in the year up to July 2012.

Letter to the editor.

Firms have just four months to take action to limit the impact of revisions to accounting standard IAS19, Aon Hewitt says.

UK companies need to take action to limit the impact of IAS 19, with only four months left until implementation, according to Aon Hewitt.

Share prices of firms with the biggest pension deficits relative to their size have significantly underperformed the market average in the last three years, says Morgan Stanley Research.

Innovative new solutions have finally put a full buyout within the grasp of many schemes, yet adverse market conditions may mean some are hesitant to transact immediately, says David Norgrove.

Bluechip firms have seen their pension deficits more than double over the last year despite ploughing in a combined total of £11bn to plug deficits, says LCP.

UK defined benefit liabilities have stabilised for the fourth month in a row, according to a Xafinity Corporate Solutions model.

The widening range of inflation assumptions and discount rates used in pension scheme accounting could cause a headache for investors, warns a consultant.