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NewsNetherlands roundup: Insurer to pull out of DB contracts with employers
Also: Parliament criticises proposals for merging schemes; no new rules for domestic investments
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University staff to vote on future of USS next week
Latest proposal marks the second attempt to break negotiation deadlock and end industrial action
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AnalysisAnalysis: UK regulator decides against relaxing DB transfer rules
Financial advisers told to “start from the assumption” that exiting a defined benefit pension fund is unsuitable
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UK roundup: BT to replace £49bn DB scheme with hybrid plan
Plus: GKN-Melrose latest; expert panel to scrutinise USS valuation; Brunel gets FCA green light
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Unions reject proposal for UK universities scheme
UK arbitration body had facilitated an agreement but union branches turned out in force to reject it
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UK pension liabilities grew by £1trn in five years
Unfunded state pension liabilities accounted for more than half of £7.6trn total, reports ONS
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Royal Mail, industry experts set out case for UK CDC
Committee of politicians hears that minimal changes to existing laws are required
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NewsUK funding deficit halved in January despite equity downturn
PPF data shows combined DB deficit fell from £104bn to £51bn during January
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UK roundup: Regulator to investigate third-pillar system
Plus: Melrose boasts of pension track record in GKN takeover offer; FTSE 350 deficits fall in January
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Agreement reached on shutting UK universities' DB scheme
Staff union plans 14 days of strike action in protest at closure of £60bn USS
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A third of British Steel transfers were unsuitable, says UK regulator
CEO Andrew Bailey rejects criticism from politicians over FCA’s response to British Steel advice problems
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Irish pension provider to shut staff pension schemes
Workers’ union threatens industrial action over closure of schemes it claims are in surplus
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Carillion schemes poised to enter PPF as company liquidated
Talks aimed at rescuing ailing UK construction group failed over the weekend
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UK scheme funding boosted by stock markets, longevity changes
Funding improvements could release £400m for company investments, Mercer argues
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The case against pension fund consolidation
UK fiduciary manager Gatemore rails against the trend towards bigger asset pools
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British Airways to shut £16bn fund, roll out new DC scheme
New DC fund to replace existing DC offering with company contributing up to 11%
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UK roundup: De La Rue makes CPI switch, FCA eyes BSPS advice
Plus: Politicians oppose benefit ‘clawbacks’; TPT appoints Redington
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AnalysisAnalysis: Could the UK’s largest pension scheme close… and re-open?
Employers have proposed a ‘temporary’ switch to DC-only that could be reversed in the future if DB funding improves
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DNB to assess regulatory burden on Dutch schemes
Watchdog wants to find out whether supervision comes at expense of time for strategy and risk management
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BT plans indexation cut to reduce £9bn deficit
UK telecoms giant seeking clarity from courts as it attempts to address funding shortfall
