defined benefit

Just when you thought the UK pension landscape couldn't get any more disconcerting, IFAonline has pulled together some breathtaking statistics...

The PPF will today unveil plans to gather enough funding to pay all future benefits.

There has been a "marked decline" in provision for ongoing defined benefit(DB) pension schemes run by FTSE 100 companies, a report from Pension Capital Strategies says.

Coverage of corporate defined contribution plans is not growing fast enough to fill the gap left by the continuing closure of defined benefit, Trades Union Congress analysis reveals.

The aggregate funding position of the 7,400 defined benefit pension funds monitored by the Pension Protection Fund worsened to a deficit of £173.2bn in August.

The Court of Appeal has overturned a tribunal decision that gave an unfair dismissal victim compensation for the loss of her defined benefit pension.

The pension deficit of FTSE100 company schemes has doubled since January to reach more than £300bn, Deloitte figures reveal.

Employers are saving up to £4.53bn a year in pension contributions as millions of employees withdraw from final salary schemes, MGM Advantage research reveals.

The aggregate funding position of the 7800 defined benefit funds monitored by the Pension Protection Fund worsened to a record £218.7bn deficit last month.

Financial advisers are well placed to advise corporate clients on ways of improving outcomes for defined benefit schemes at risk of entering the Pension Protection Fund (PPF), according to the Occupational Pensions Trust (OPT).