DB

Hymans Robertson has appointed Sachin Patel to be its head of corporate DB.  In this role, Patel will lead the team to support corporate clients as they navigate the array of complex...

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) annual funding statement shows the vast majority of DB schemes are now showing a surplus — with the regulator stating it expects them to shift their focus from...

The transfer value of DB pensions continued to fall in March, amid ongoing market volatility. XPS Group’s Transfer Value Index fell to £142,000 in March, a new record low. The main driver...

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has confirmed in a recent blog its support for defined benefit (DB) superfunds as a legitimate endgame option for pension schemes. TPR has approved the first three transfers,...

First Actuarial has been appointed to provide actuarial and administration services for The London Clinic Retirement Fund. The fund is a defined benefit scheme with around £65m in assets. The sponsoring employer...

The UK’s 10 largest professional trustee firms now manage 43 per cent of all defined benefit (DB) pension schemes, up from 39 per cent last year, according to Isio. According to Isio’s...

UK pension growth efforts could fail unless policymakers engage directly with trustees of Defined Benefit (DB) schemes, according to research from LCP. The report shows that while more than £1.2 trillion sits...

Members of defined benefit (DB) pension schemes are concerned government plans to allow employers to extract surpluses could put their retirement at risk, according to new research.  The polling of 1,000 DB members, by Pension Insurance...

Two years into his role as CEO of Independent Governance Group (IGG), indie rock-loving Mancunian Andrew Bradshaw has a vision of a new form of professional trustee firm.  For Bradshaw it is...

The surpluses accumulated in DB schemes are key to unlocking investment in the UK economy and kick-starting the government's growth agenda, according to a new report from the Social Market Foundation. The...