Tag Archives: Deficit

DB Deficits- the real story; the Pension Regulator blogs.

Posted on September 30, 2016 by henry tapper

TPR have gone social and set up its own blog; this is blog #1 from Policy Head Andrew Warwick-Thompson. Well done to the tPR and well done to Andrew for this nugget of optimism about Britain’s DB plans. Looking at … Continue reading →

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Pensions Deficits: Mark-to-market valuation is the elephant in the room

Posted on July 26, 2016 by henry tapper

Following on from yesterday’s blog from Hilary Salt, here are some interesting thoughts from Dennis Leech,  Professor Emeritus of Economics, University of Warwick You can contact Dennis directly at d.leech@warwick.ac.uk   The chief economist of the Bank of England, Andy Haldane, … Continue reading →

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“We’ve never had it that good”- what Tata Steel could do to pensions.

Posted on April 3, 2016 by henry tapper

The world has woken up to the £486m deficit in the Tata (aka Corus, aka British Steel) Pension deficit and what John Ralfe estimates is a £2bn albatross around Tata’s neck (the predicted cost of walking away with the Government’s … Continue reading →

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Care or hubris? – How Tesco got in such a pensions mess.

Posted on April 23, 2015 by henry tapper

Every little helps? The right old mess that Tesco has found itself in , is blamed partially on its mishandling of its pension strategy. How can an organisation with the motto “every little counts” have such a large pension deficit? … Continue reading →

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