lloyds banking group

A groundhog year kicks off as many of 2018's biggest court cases return on appeal. James Phillips rounds up what trustees should keep an eye on.

Lloyds Banking Group secured 630,000 new pension customers last year, according to its 2018 annual results.

Two consultancies have reported decreases in defined benefit (DB) transfer quotation requests in Q3, and said guaranteed minimum pension (GMP) equalisation could impact transfer activity.

Henry Tapper says the Lloyds GMP ruling will see little benefit for members but profound fees to administrators.

Jonathan Stapleton says the GMP headache may persist as schemes take action following ruling.

This week's top stories included the High Court ruling that guaranteed minimum pensions must be equalised, and Ford offering partial defined benefit transfers to members.

Thousands of defined benefit (DB) schemes will be forced to amend their scheme rules and equalise guaranteed minimum pensions (GMPs) between men and women, the High Court has ruled.

BlackRock has won over a quarter of a £109bn Scottish Widows mandate following a competitive tender process, as the battle for the remaining £79bn in assets continues.

With the High Court's judgment expected imminently, Victoria Ticha examines the possible outcomes and what it could mean for schemes

The defined benefit (DB) pension schemes of Lloyds Banking Group saw their combined accounting surplus grow by £954m over the first six months of 2018.