All Pensions Accounting articles – Page 10
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Accounting roundup: More work needed on ‘too big to fail’ banks
Plus: IASB eyes new pension standard, EU plots financial reporting ‘lab’
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UK announces further review of audit market competitiveness
Competition and Markets Authority to fast-track probe into continued dominance of ‘Big Four’ auditors
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Amended longevity tables may save providers up to 50bp in buffers
Slower increase in longevity after Heubeck fixes flaw
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Longevity data was flawed, admits German consultancy
Revision expected later this month expected to lower longevity increase and with it buffer requirements
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Dutch schemes’ recovery stalls as funding plateaus at 109%
Aon: Pressure increasing for system reform as pension cuts at large schemes are still a possibility
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Independent review considers calls for UK audit regulator to be shut down
Local authority pension schemes reiterate criticisms of Financial Reporting Council in submission to Kingman review
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DAX scheme funding levels hit by European stock performance
As liabilities increase with lower rates and longer life expectancy, returns at DAX companies fail to boost funding
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Date with destiny? Schemes mull ‘Brexit day’ valuations
Some UK funds are considering changing the date of formal valuations – but advisers are split on the benefits
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German longevity data adds €10bn to Direktzusage liabilities
First update since 2005 expected to increase liabilities by 1% for companies paying pensions direct from balance sheets
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Audit regulator criticises DB accounting standards [updated]
DB liabilities could rise after Financial Reporting Council’s review, consultant warns
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USS proposes 41% contribution hike to plug funding shortfall
Report into 2017 valuation expected by September with employers hoping to avoid higher pension costs
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Researchers urge IASB to launch hybrid pension accounting project
Existing pension accounting rules hampering take-up of risk-sharing pension arrangements, consultants argue
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Regulator hits out at Commission’s bid for powers to alter IFRS rules
Carve-ins would negatively affect mutual comparability of companies’ annual accounts, corporate governance body argues
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FRC finds support for stewardship code to mirror section 172 duty
Support for signatories to report on how they considered wide range of stakeholders
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Accounting roundup: UK politician demands answers over BHS audit
Plus: Updated good practice guide for pension accounting; SIG faces investigation; FRC names firms under review
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Accounting, de-risking moves bolster Swiss pension plan funding
Liabilities fell by CHF3.6bn while investment returns added CHF900m.
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Accounting body delays work on DB surplus refund rules
International Accounting Standards Board wants its work on the controversial rule aligned with research into DC schemes
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Former MEP says ‘fatally flawed’ FRC should be shut down
Sharon Bowles argues for new accounting body as independent review begins
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Accounting roundup: EU advisers approve controversial DB changes
Plus: European Parliament flags concerns over IFRS 17; FRC plots new governance code for this year
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Pressure building on UK audit regulator’s leadership as inquiry begins
Sir John Kingman has begun gathering evidence for his review of the Financial Reporting Council