Surpluses are increasingly seen as an opportunity to run on schemes
More schemes are in surplus, with an aggregate surplus of £455.5bn seen in March
Clara superfund deal, Rothesay purchases portfolio and surplus repayments order
Move comes after Court of Session confirmed asset manager’s right to any surplus
Could changes to surplus rules encourage greater risk to be taken in DB schemes?
Defined benefit (DB) schemes are facing fresh challenges around dividends and de-risking as they reach fully-funded status, according to Aon.
Hilary Salt asks if it is legitimate for trustees who have a fiduciary duty to members to assume that surplus should only be spent on locking in to lower returns
Defined benefit (DB) schemes ended November in an aggregate surplus position for the first time since 2011, according to Pension Protection Fund (PPF) figures.
The overall surplus of Santander's defined benefit (DB) pension scheme has risen by £595m to almost £800m since the end of 2017.
Trustees of the 600 Group's defined benefit (DB) pension scheme have agreed to a £201m buyout with Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC).