scheme funding
Industry
Sponsors to pay £3.5m in additional deficit repair contributions each year
06 September 2022
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1 min read
Industry
UK DB funding levels improve during pandemic but sponsor health remains top concern
09 August 2021
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2 min read
Investment
Underfunded defined benefit (DB) pension schemes in the UK are over-dependent on historically improbable equity returns, analysis by Willis Towers Watson reveals.
14 September 2020
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
Funding standards for DB schemes have increased exponentially over the past decades. Con Keating says such significant overstatement of liabilities will lead to pushback through the courts.
24 April 2019
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4 min read
Defined Benefit
The DB white paper sets out plans to review the funding regime, with 'prudent' and 'appropriate' possibly redefined. But James Phillips asks if this could this signal a return to an MFR-like approach
22 March 2018
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8 min read
Defined Benefit
High profile corporate failures such as Carillion have left schemes facing significant losses. Andrew Palmer looks at how to avoid such issues in future.
08 March 2018
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4 min read
Law and Regulation
The watchdog wants amendments to the way defined benefit (DB) schemes are assessed so it can be "more efficient and effective", according to its response to the government's green paper.
16 June 2017
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1 min read
