Defined benefit – Page 43
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Irish DB schemes strengthen funding as reform looms
74% of funds meet regulator’s minimum funding standard, with aggregate industry surplus at €2.7bn
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NewsLCP: Defined benefit funds are 'fighting for survival'
FTSE 100 companies have pumped £150bn into DB funds in 10 years but large deficits remain
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UK roundup: FRC expands Coats pension investigation
Latest monthly private sector DB deficit estimates give contrasting picture
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UK roundup: Regulator fines public scheme over data failure
Also: Pension freedom withdrawals hit record high, GKN shuts DB scheme
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UK roundup: Union warns BT over DB scheme review
Plus: DC master trust provider withdraws from regulator’s assurance list; People’s Pension passes 3m members
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Irish publishing group to pay €70m to settle pension dispute
Independent News & Media agrees with trustees to meet deficit payments and wind up DB schemes
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Ireland removes DB protections from welfare bill
Minister calls for further debate as issues are deemed too complex to take forward
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Pension costs push UK financial regulator into the red
FCA records actuarial loss of £65.3m on its pension fund, wiping out balance sheet surplus
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UK roundup: Skanska, Zurich agree £300m longevity hedge
Also: Spike in transfers from DB schemes; funding deficits show marginal improvement
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Aon adds own Irish legacy DB schemes to cross-border IORP
Transfer creates the third country DB section in UnitedPensions vehicle
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UK regulator suggests new scheme-sponsor separation mechanism
Separation could be based on scheme viability rather than employer insolvency
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PensionsEurope launches reports on DB and DC design
Shift to DC should not abandon good elements of DB, trade body says
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DB 'can still play a role for years to come' despite rise of DC
Debate covers future of DB, DC, and hybrid plans in Austria, Germany and the Netherlands at conference in Vienna
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Dividends vs deficits: UK regulator wants DB shortfalls addressed
Willis Towers Watson highlights TPR’s focus on where cash is being spent
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PLSA challenges government over DB affordability
Trade body highlights 3m members of high-risk schemes with just 50% chance of solvency
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UK scheme surplus rules causing concern for sponsors: KPMG
Poll of pension scheme sponsors finds average discount rate has hit negative level after inflation
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Union clashes with Royal Mail over hybrid pension scheme
CWU argues for equity-heavy investment policy for replacement scheme
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Union threatens strike action as Royal Mail confirms DB closure
£7.6bn scheme to shut in 2018 to avoid spike in annual contributions
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UK roundup: Small companies risking fines with AE delays
Plus: DB funding improves during Q1, and Barnett Waddingham enters JV with Milliman
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IMF paints bleak picture for DB funds
DB funds across the world will require more capital and benefit cuts in the long term
