IPE's United Kingdom Coverage – Page 254
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NewsBirmingham airport agrees to keep final salary pension scheme
Negotiations avert closure, but scheme still faces a £26m deficit.
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NewsNAPF survey reveals surge in final salary scheme closures
One in five have closed to future accrual from existing members in 2010, NAPF says.
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NewsUK roundup: Barnett Waddingham, Lord Hutton, Aon Hewitt, PPF
Lord Hutton's report on public sector pensions to 'revolutionise' the industry.
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NewsAviva eliminates £1.7bn pension deficit
Company cites recovering stock markets, closure of final salary schemes.
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NewsUK roundup: NAPF, Barnett Waddingham, State Street, PPF
National Association of Pension Funds warns of 'nightmare' of early access to pensions.
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NewsUK roundup: HSBC, NEST, British Airways
HSBC is to launch a workplace pension scheme targeting small and medium enterprises.
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NewsUK roundup: 02, CWU, BAA, Bedfordshire, Hymans Robertson
Mobile operator O2 agrees contribution increases to keep final salary scheme open.
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NewsContribution increases 'seriously undermine' LGPS
Chair of UK Local Government Association warns additional income target of £900m 'unrealistic'.
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Four-fifths of occupational schemes seek sponsor payments
Schemes express growing interest in LDI assets, liability reductions, says Aon Hewitt.
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NewsReport attacks 'Madoff-style' UK public sector schemes
Suggestions for reform include abolition of unfunded DB schemes, enrolling public workers in NEST.
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NewsUK regulator gives Uniq green light for debt-for-equity deal
Consultancy PwC hails decision as valuable new tool for struggling companies.
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NewsUK roundup: PPF, Xafinity, Dalriada Trustees
UK Pension Protection Fund index sees surplus more than double in January.
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NewsUK roundup: Xafinity, DWP, IoD, SEI, Goddard Perry Consulting
Xafinity Consulting criticises detrimental impact of review of trust-based DC schemes.
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NewsCash injection shrinks BT pension fund deficit
£35bn fund narrows deficit from £5.2bn to £3.7bn in last three months of 2010.
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NewsUK scheme completes first longevity hedge for non-retired members
Deal, worth £70m (€81m), predicted to stimulate longevity trades on capital markets.
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NewsUK roundup: Government Actuary Department, Ortec, Unite, Visteon
Government Actuary's Department appoints Ortec Finance to provide risk management.
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NewsScottish councils' pension contributions to increase as liabilities double
Accounts Commission finds pensions deficit more than doubled in last financial year.
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NewsUK regulatory focus on funding shortfalls 'increases risk'
Pension schemes taking unnecessary risks to resolve funding shortfalls, Hymans Robertson warns.
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NewsUK roundup: NEST, Mercer, Aviva, PIC
Members of NEST will be offered a Sharia-compliant investment option as part of the funds' makeup.
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NewsUK roundup: Pensions Regulator, Mercer, Pizza Hut, Deloitte
UK – The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has confirmed Bill Galvin as its new chief executive only a few weeks after Michael O'Higgins took over as chairman from David Norgrove.
