Government plans to encourage wider pension scheme investment in the UK economy need to put better outcomes for savers first, according to a new report from the Association of British Insurers. While...
Mercer is offloading its UK pensions and US health and benefits administration businesses to a new entity called Aptia, funded by global private equity house Bain Capital. The new entity will manage...
More than half or 51 per cent of disabled people are not saving enough to sustain an adequate lifestyle in retirement, falling short of the minimum recommended by the Pensions & Lifetime...
The value of the average DB pension transfer has fallen to the lowest level for seven years, according to latest data from XPS Pension Group. According to these figures the value of...
Private sector DB schemes have showcased resilience with a mere 3 per cent decline in market value from Q3 to Q4 amid market turbulence, according to an Office for National Statistics (ONS),...
Defined benefit transfers activity has declined significantly in recent months, with the cash lump sums available to those looking to switch falling by around a third over the last year. Analysis by...
The health of the FTSE100 DB schemes improved significantly last year, with new figures showing funding levels increased from 110 per cent to 120 per cent over the year. In total the aggregate...
The aggregate surplus of defined benefit schemes rose markedly in May as rising gilt yields drove funding levels higher, alongside a change in the PPF methodology. The PPF 7800 Index showed that...
David Fairs is urging for rule changes to allow more members of defined benefit (DB) pension schemes to benefit from pension freedoms. Fairs brought to light the difficulties DB pension holders experience...
The de-risking market is on track to hit record volumes this year with £45bn to £60bn of transactions according to pension consultants LCP. It is prediction as many as 15 transactions at...
