All Section 75 articles – Page 3

Opinion

Editorial: The two-headed monster

2013-11-15T00:00:00Z

Defined benefit scheme managers and trustees could be forgiven for feeling perplexed at the government’s attitude to the benefits they oversee.

Features

Wedgwood shows need to revisit s75 debt rules

2012-12-24T00:00:00Z

With Wedgwood having to sell its pottery collection to fund its £134m pension deficit, Pippa Stephens looks at how understanding section 75 debt could minimise insolvency risk.

Features

How to avoid paying section 75 debt

2012-12-24T00:00:00Z

A change in legislation means it is now possible for employers to exit multi-employer schemes without triggering a debt. TLT’s Sasha Butterworth explains how.

Features

MNOPF weighs up DC section to manage s75 risk

2012-12-22T00:00:00Z

The navy officers' fund is considering launching a DC section to help its employers avoid triggering section 75 debts.

Features

How to control costs through DB scheme mergers

2012-12-20T00:00:00Z

DLA Piper’s Ginevra Gatrell explores the savings available to defined benefit (DB) schemes – and the dangers to be avoided – when their sponsors broach the subject of a merger.

Features

Schemes called to engage sponsors over s75 debt

2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

With the government set to work more flexibility into section 75 debt obligations, schemes have been urged to monitor how sponsors take advantage of legislative relaxations.