Inflation

Defined Benefit

PIC invests £100m in Thames Tideway Tunnel project

Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) has invested £100m in infrastructure debt secured on the Thames Tideway Tunnel.

clock 16 June 2016 • 2 min read

Industry

Treasury predicts Brexit doom for UK pensions

British pensioners will be worse off if the country votes to leave the European Union (EU) on 23 June the Treasury warns.

clock 27 May 2016 • 1 min read

Investment

Andrew Sentance: Deflation is the 'dog which has not barked'

Fears of deflation have been exaggerated since the 2008 financial crisis according to former Bank of England (BoE) monetary policy committee member Andrew Sentance.

clock 11 May 2016 • 1 min read

Defined Benefit

The Holy Grail: matching cashflow to pay DB benefits

PP looks at a potential solution to the cashflow problem as schemes mature.

clock 22 March 2016 • 5 min read

Risk Management

Blackrock warns Brexit offers plenty of risk for little reward

There would be little to gain from Britain leaving the EU, according to a paper from BlackRock Investment Institute (BII).

clock 03 March 2016 • 2 min read

Defined Benefit

Long-term funding of public sector GMP indexation remains uncertain

The Government has announced it will fully index public service pensions for workers reaching State Pension Age from April 2016 to 5 December 2018.

clock 02 March 2016 • 2 min read

Defined Benefit

Resolution Foundation: pensioner income climbs 22% since 2002

The average pensioner's income has risen by more than a fifth since 2002 while working-age incomes remained broadly stagnant at around 2% says the Resolution Foundation.

clock 16 February 2016 • 2 min read

Investment

Inflation edges to year high in January despite tumbling oil prices

Third consecutive month of increases

clock 16 February 2016 • 2 min read

Bulk Annuities

Low & Bonar completes £34m medically underwritten buy-in

Low & Bonar has completed a medically underwritten buy-in of £34m of liabilities within its defined benefit (DB) pension scheme.

clock 03 February 2016 • 1 min read

Defined Benefit

Low interest rates and oil prices challenge DB funding levels

Defined benefit (DB) schemes have not had a good start to the year with falling oil prices and low interest rates according to JLT Employee Benefits.

clock 01 February 2016 • 1 min read
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