Surplus extraction from defined benefit schemes is likely to fall short of sector expectations, and could be less than previous headline estimates, according to a new report from the Pensions Policy Institute. ...
Defined benefits schemes continue to report improved funding positions across low-dependency, buyout and superfund measures, despite wider difficulties in the economy, according to the latest Pension Funding Index from PwC. Its data shows the...
More DB schemes have set an endgame target, but there are a wider range of options now being considered, according to the latest research from Aon. Its latest Endgame Survey, conducted among...
Standard Life has completed a £200m bulk purchase annuity transaction with Abbey Life, securing the benefits of 1,584 members of its staff pension scheme. The transaction, which completed in April 2026, and...
Rising amounts of defined benefit schemes in surplus coupled with significant reserves held in the Pension Protection Fund means it can transition from a needed ‘life boat’ for bankrupt schemes and instead...
The largest 10 professional trustee firms now oversee almost half of UK DB pension assets with assets — up from just under a third in 2020. In total these firms oversee 2,400...
Broadstone has launched a new service to support support trustees and sponsors of DB schemes that remain in legacy insured contracts. These older contracts are more likely to contain guarantees and more...
The retirement industry must act now to shape a future system which can deliver for members, according to Nausicaa Delfas, chief executive of The Pensions Regulator. Speaking at the Eversheds Sutherland UK...
The Pensions Regulator estimates that around 90 per cent of schemes are now in surplus, while 80 per cent are in surplus on a low dependency basis and 60 per cent are...
Pension insurer Rothesay has completed a £160m full scheme buy-in with the Bakkavor Pension Scheme. The scheme is sponsored by Bakkavor Foods, a company specialising in freshly prepared foods, which was acquired...
