Defined benefit – Page 40
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News‘Major turnaround’ for Irish pension scheme funding
Pension Authority data shows more schemes are meeting minimum funding standards
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UK roundup: Retailer faces political pressure over pension funding [updated]
Plus: Mothercare schemes set to exit PPF as restructuring is agreed; FTSE 350 schemes near full funding
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UK media group in talks to offload pension scheme
Johnston Press is exploring restructuring options as it struggles to meet £220m debt payment
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Southampton University to close DB scheme to new members
New non-academic staff to lose DB access, while existing members could see contributions increase
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NewsTPR reiterates deficit concerns as 2018 valuations disappoint
2018 valuations may not spell good news for UK defined benefit schemes
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Irish employers making ‘generous’ contributions to DC plans: survey
Maximum employer contribution rate higher than 10% for half of replacement DB schemes
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FTSE 100 companies report first pension surplus in 10 years
Changes to longevity and discount rate assumptions among main reasons for rise
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ITV to appeal after court rules in favour of UK pensions regulator
Regulator says judgement sends ’clear message to companies with DB schemes’
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Pensions at UK subsidiaries ‘an extra burden for French firms’
Report finds British DB schemes account for third of French parent company liabilities
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NewsGovernment must ensure cultural change at UK regulator, say politicians
MPs set out stance on TPR and other regulators in report on collapse of Carillion
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BT agrees £13bn funding plan to plug pension scheme deficit
Telecoms group will pay £4.5bn in the enxt three years to improve the funding of the UK’s biggest single-employer scheme
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‘Clearer, quicker, tougher’: UK regulator sets out three-year plan
TPR will hire more staff to implement new powers granted by UK government
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Rolls-Royce to save £145m in pensions overhaul
DC plan contributions doubled and DB scheme to remain open until 2024 after union agreement
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Sainsbury’s-Asda deal to come under regulatory scrutiny
The Pensions Regulator steps in after intervention from parliamentary committee
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Walmart to fund Asda scheme as part of UK supermarket merger deal
Sainsbury’s and Asda in talks to merge, potentially creating the UK’s largest supermarket group
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RBS agrees ‘final deficit contributions’ for £45bn scheme
UK bank agrees to match shareholder payouts with pension fund contributions
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Country ReportUK roundup: Agreement struck on USS valuations; UK approaching peak LDI
Plus: UK approaching ‘peak LDI’; Xafinity Punter Southall calls for legal separation of consultants and fiduciary managers
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NewsParliamentary committee launches ‘inquiry’ into DB reform plans
Work and Pensions Committee wants to influence government consultation on DB white paper proposals
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NewsUK’s biggest union fights DB closures at water and car companies
Anglian Water, United Utilities, Bentley all considering changes to pension arrangements
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UK roundup: BA scheme closure to save company £80m a year
Plus: Recruitment firm charged by regulator; new British Steel scheme opens for business
