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Pensions

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News

IAS19 impact remains uncertain

Treatment of risk-sharing pension schemes uncertain under new guidance

22 May 2012

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News

Home Retail Group deficit soars

The Home Retail Group Pension Scheme has seen its accounting deficit jump from £7.5m to £115.3m over the last 12 months.

03 May 2012

News

Employers accept de-risking responsibility for schemes

Employers are accepting more responsibility for schemes but lack understanding of de-risking strategies, MetLife says.

03 May 2012

Feature

Buying in bulk

Over £6bn of bulk annuity policies have been transacted in the last two years. But are they affordable, asks Nick Griggs

27 Mar 2012

Feature

PPF levy – Why pay more?

Changes to the Pension Protection Fund levy could result with employers paying more than their fair share, warns Nick Griggs

02 Mar 2012

Special

Funds under pressure

High-yield bonds - a low-risk answer to the returns dilemma? Anthony Harrington reports

22 Feb 2012

Special

Swaps back in fashion

The stage is set for a flurry of longevity swaps in 2012, finds Anthony Harrington

22 Feb 2012

Analysis

Pension deficits continue to run at historic highs

FDs need to look outside the box to tackle rising pension deficits, writes Adrian Hartshorn and Robert Hart

20 Feb 2012

News

Auto enrolment deadline pushed back for small businesses

Automatic enrolment for the smallest companies will not begin until 1 April 2017

26 Jan 2012

Feature

The right assumptions

FDs need to guard against ‘lazy’ pension scheme assumptions, writes Alan Collins

13 Dec 2011

Special

A case of the jitters

Market fears are challenging companies’ pension fund strategies. Anthony Harrington examines the causes

27 Oct 2011

Special

Getting in a twist

The US Federal Reserve’s Operation Twist is putting pension funds in a knot, writes Anthony Harrington

27 Oct 2011

Special

The incredible shrinking share

Anthony Harrington looks at share option schemes in a flat and failing economy

27 Oct 2011

Feature

The cost of workplace pension reform

FDs must make a distinction between the direct and indirect cost of auto-enrolment, says Nick Griggs

25 Oct 2011

Feature

Unknown cost of DC pension schemes

Auto-enrolment into company pension schemes from 2012 means that FDs are starting to lose their grip on the cost of defined contribution schemes, says Steve Charlton

22 Sep 2011

Feature

Auto-enrolment: A watershed opportunity

Companies need to do a better job of understanding the connection between staff loyalty and the employee benefits they offer, warns Dominic Grinstead

09 Sep 2011

Opinion

Striking the balance

Valuing your corporate pension scheme is a tricky balancing act between meeting the needs of the company and its pension scheme trustees. Alan Collins outlines some do’s and dont’s

31 Aug 2011

Feature

Facing up to increasing lifespans

Will your company pension fund still be paying out benefits for centuries to come, asks Emma Watkins?

15 Aug 2011

Web seminar

Pension scheme funding - working your assets

FDs should be inventive about how they use assets to fund their company pension schemes

04 Jul 2011

Web seminar

De-risking - identifying opportunities

Mark Duke, head of settlement consulting at Towers Watson, on de-risking your pension scheme

13 Apr 2011

Upcoming Events

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8.30am, Thu 14 Jun 2012

Financial Director Summit 2012

The Financial Director Summit 2012 will provide a unique platform in which to share, compare and contrast experiences whilst learning and networking with peers

Latest Opinion

Business' best friend

Finance people must be the critical friend of business, writes CIMA's John Windle

Cutting electronic systems down to size

To be more competitive, we need far less management in companies, government and our electronic systems

Markets are too addicted to repeated doses of cheap cash

Large injections of liquidity by the major central banks have played a key role in underpinning recent bouts of optimism, but danger is still lurking in the shadows

Latest Analysis

Practical implications of a GAAR

The lack of certainty may inhibit many arrangements which are currently felt to be part of everyday planning, writes Owen Clutton

IAS 39 problems flare up again

Pirc is advising shareholders to vote against Barclays’ annual report. Richard Crump finds out why

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