The planned sale of Aga has been dubbed a win for the trustees of its deficit-ridden DB scheme but Stephanie Baxter finds this is just the start of the journey.
The EC De Witt pension scheme has entered a buyout with Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) after its parent company was bought by a private equity firm.
Pension deficits of UK companies have risen by £107bn since March 2014, according to research.
The cost of insuring a UK defined benefit (DB) scheme has risen in the past year as prices fell in other markets, according to Mercer.
The Lothian Pension Fund has announced its deficit almost tripled to £417m over the last three years as the scheme continues to bring more asset management in house.
Balfour Beatty has set up an £85m asset-backed contributions structure to plug the estimated £284m deficit of its defined benefit (DB) pension scheme.
Coalfield Resources has reached an agreement with the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) to acquire the lifeboat fund's 75.1% share in Harworth Estates Property.
Mitchells and Butlers is set to resume dividend payments after agreeing a deficit recovery plan that includes a parent company guarantee and a negative pledge, in favour of the scheme.
The JLT UK Group Pension Scheme has completed a further buy-in contract with Prudential to insure £85m of its defined benefit (DB) liabilities.
The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has appointed six firms to its newly-created audit services panel, launched to improve the assessment process.