Lincoln Pensions
Investment
Headline dividend payments have reached record levels in 2018. James Phillips asks if trustees should be concerned over the current high level of yields.
22 January 2019
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5 min read
Defined Benefit
The industry has welcomed the Department for Work and Pensions' (DWP) consultation on defined benefit (DB) consolidation as a way to address scheme covenant issues.
10 December 2018
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
There is a lack of clarity over DB funding targets. Adolfo Aponte says more transparency in this area could have significant benefits.
01 November 2018
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4 min read
Risk Reduction
The aggregate risk across defined benefit (DB) schemes in the FTSE 100 has fallen by almost a quarter since 2017 but 12.5% are still at risk of failure, research suggests.
10 October 2018
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3 min read
Law and Regulation
The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) is consulting on proposals to charge a "risk reflective" levy for commercial defined benefit (DB) consolidation vehicles.
20 September 2018
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3 min read
Investment
A decade on from the investment bank's collapse, James Phillips looks at the crisis' impact on the industry and where schemes are today.
17 September 2018
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5 min read
Law and Regulation
FTSE 350 companies are failing to disclose to stakeholders a range of important data about their defined benefit (DB) obligations, a Lincoln Pensions study finds.
10 September 2018
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3 min read
Appointments
Covenant advisory firm Lincoln Pensions has promoted six employees as it seeks to strengthen its business.
06 September 2018
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1 min read
Law and Regulation
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) was made aware of 1,139 notifiable events from defined benefit (DB) schemes in the 2017/18 financial year, up 28% from 2016/17.
30 August 2018
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
Defined benefit (DB) pension funds are increasingly under pressure to put in place dividend-sharing mechanisms as the regulator seeks to address the disparity with deficit contributions.
09 August 2018
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3 min read
