JLT Pension Capital Strategies

Combined UK defined benefit deficits improved by £5bn to total £265bn at the end of January, latest figures from the Pension Protection Fund show.

A "significant number" of FTSE250 companies operate a pension scheme which represents a material risk to the business, analysis reveals.

Proposals to bring iorps directive into line with solvency ii rules receive negative UK response.

Scheme bond allocations will hit 70% within five years as investors seek a "safe path" away from equity volatility to more stable assets, JLT Pension Capital Strategies predicts.

UK private sector pension funding soaring levels soared over 90% last month, with FTSE100 companies reducing their deficits by £26bn.

The aggregate deficit of UK defined benefit schemes improved by £15bn last month despite market volatility, thanks to price inflation outlook, Xafinity Corporate Solutions says.

Making further, deeper changes to public sector pensions is the only way they will ever be fair to taxpayers, Charles Cowling says.