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Legal experts warn on issues with ICAEW dividends guidance
Local Authority Pension Fund Forum has accused the accounting profession of acting like a ‘state within a state’
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PIRC puts forward new approach to exec pay policy
Bonuses based on existing performance criteria and LTIPs for 2020 are essentially a case of ‘force majeure’
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Coronavirus sees UK dividends take record beating in Q2
176 companies cancelled dividends, 30 cut them in ‘biggest hit to dividends in generations’
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TPR extends COVID-19 guidance in new annual funding statement
‘Vital that employers and trustees work together collaboratively’
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UK asset manager body sets out stall on dividend decisions
‘Our members are not here to take short-term decisions or capitalise on companies or people in distress’
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Nordic pension funds pragmatic on equity dividends
Swedish, Danish authorities press for some dividend suspensions
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LeasePlan to withhold dividend payment to PFZW, ATP
Shareholder LP Group has agreed to the withholding assumed to be worth around €69m
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FTSE 100 firms urged to check group, parent assets balance
Corporate governance specialist says companies should prominently display a parent company balance sheet
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Half of FTSE 100 companies could buy out DB funds in 10 years: report
Diverting an additional 6% of profits would let 70% of FTSE 100 schemes buy out within a decade, says Barnett Waddingham
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UK pensions watchdog to clamp down on ‘excessive’ dividends
Companies must prioritise pension funding when finances come under pressure, TPR says
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European dividend payments break records in Q2
Total company payouts hit new highs in France, Germany, Switzerland, Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark and Ireland
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UK pension deficits plummet in 2018 as assets earn
Consultant warns scheme health is still delicately balanced
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Carillion disclosures used as 'good practice' 12 months before bankruptcy
FRC’s Financial Reporting Lab reflected views of investors, regulator says
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UK roundup: £46bn public sector pool appoints Northern Trust
Plus: London CIV’s latest mandate launched; Water industry regulator on dividends v pension contributions debate
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UK regulator turns up the heat on sponsoring employers
Dividend payments and Brexit must feed into valuation and contribution discussions, TPR says
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Global dividends forecast to hit record $1.2trn in 2017
Upgrade comes after dividends hit quarterly all-time high in Q2
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BT mulls contingent asset deal as pension deficit swells
Company considering several options to plug shortfall in £50bn scheme
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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