JLT Employee Benefits
Defined Benefit
The funding level of defined benefit (DB) schemes improved by five percentage points in March on the back of a reduction in mortality improvements, JLT Employee Benefits has estimated.
04 April 2017
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3 min read
Defined Benefit
More than two years' worth of dividends are needed to plug the £4.7bn defined benefit (DB) pensions deficits for 23 FTSE 250 companies, JLT Employee Benefits research shows.
03 April 2017
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2 min read
Industry
JLT Group's revenue growth for 2016 was slightly hampered by poor performance from its UK and Ireland employee benefits arm in the first half.
28 February 2017
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2 min read
Appointments
Mark McNulty has left State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) to join JLT Employee Benefits as head of investment solutions.
22 February 2017
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1 min read
Defined Benefit
Consolidating DB schemes could prove a solution for small schemes with significant deficits, but how can the UK move ahead? James Phillips reports
10 February 2017
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7 min read
Industry
This week's top stories included reports that the Pensions Regulator and Sir Philip Green may be close to a deal over the BHS pension schemes.
03 February 2017
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1 min read
Defined Benefit
The UK's 350 largest companies ended January with an aggregate defined benefit (DB) deficit of £108bn on an IAS 19 basis, according to JLT Employee Benefits.
02 February 2017
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
Consolidation of defined benefit (DB) schemes could cut pension costs by more than £500m a year, a JLT Employee Benefits report says.
31 January 2017
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2 min read
Investment
There are big questions about currency hedges when sterling has fallen so significantly since Brexit. Schemes should revisit that hedge and prepare for further volatility, says Stephanie Baxter
23 January 2017
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5 min read
Risk Reduction
The top 100 UK companies should forego 2017 dividend payments to open new avenues to scheme de-risking, JLT Employee Benefits has said.
16 January 2017
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2 min read
