Lynda Whitney

Defined benefit (DB) schemes and the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) are set to receive even less in sponsor insolvencies as the Treasury moves the taxman higher up the repayment ladder.

Almost all defined benefit (DB) trustees show excellent understanding of financial concepts, but most boards lack diversity.

The corporate pensions market has changed radically over the past five years. Jonathan Stapleton asks a range of industry experts what now makes a gold standard offering to employees.

Active membership of defined benefit (DB) schemes has remained stable in the last year dropping by just 3.4% according to the Purple Book.

Scrapping indexation could save defined benefit schemes billions of pounds but it would not see a mass move back to DB provision, experts have warned.

Legal & General intends to extend the longevity swap market to cover smaller schemes, after completing a £1bn deal with the Pilkington Superannuation Scheme.

Defined benefit scheme closures driven by the end of the contracting out is a price worth paying to ensure a simple single tier state pension, a leading commentator says.

The government's decision to calculate public sector pension liabilities using Consumer Price Inflation rather than Retail Price Inflation will hit lower earners hardest, a consultant warns.

A £1.2trn expectation gap exists between expected retirement income and what people will actually get, Hewitt Associates says.