DB

It has been a remarkable three weeks in the world of politics, economics, sterling and gilt markets and pensions with events from each sphere having a profound effect on all the others....

Hymans Robertson is the latest consultancy firm to criticise draft regulations for defined benefit schemes. It says it is “deeply concerned” about key parts of these proposals, and suggests the Department of...

The Pensions Regulator has offered guidance to trustees, setting out action they need to take before the Bank of England’s ends its bond buyback programme at the end of this week. The...

Ross Trustees has made eight new hires over the last quarter, expanding its team by 10 per cent.  The pension services firm says this expanded team of 67 specialist will help it...

Willis Towers Watson has called for the government to "go back to the drawing board" and redraft proposed new DB funding rules. In response to a Department of Work and Pensions’ consultation...

Zedra Governance has appointed Kim Nash to be its new managing director. Nash will take over from Richard Butcher who has held this position since 2010. Butcher has announced he will reducing...

New DB regulation, due to come into force next year, could force employers to pay higher sums into  these schemes, potentially driving some out of business altogether, according to analysis from LCP....

A large number of the £1 trillion of pension funds using liability driven investment (LDI) strategies would have gone bust rendering defined benefit schemes worthless if the Bank of England hadn’t intervened,...

Sackers has hired associates Sam Taylor, Bethan Rowlands and George Carr. Taylor, Rowlands, and Carr will provide trustees and employers with advice on a variety of DB and DC concerns, such as...

Legal & General says it remains in strong health despite the market volatility that has rocked the Liability Driven Investment (LDI) sector and led to emergency Gilt purchases by the Bank of...