April 2026
28Apr

UK. Four in five adults unaware of pensions dashboard

Four in five UK adults remain unaware of pensions dashboards, despite the approaching connection deadline and growing expectations that the tool will play a key role in retirement planning, research from KPMG UK has revealed. The study found that 80 per cent of UK adults have not heard of the pensions dashboard, with awareness particularly low among those closest to retirement. Among those aged 55–64, 81 per cent were unaware of the initiative, rising to 87 per cent among those aged...

April 28, 2026
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24Apr

UK. Pensions dashboards are schemes ready for the next step

TPR dashboards lead Lucy Stone emphasises that connection is just the start of the dashboards journey, urging schemes to keep up the momentum, focus on value data and embrace the opportunities to learn from user testing. We are edging ever closer to people being able to see all their pensions online at a time of their choosing, revolutionising how they plan for retirement. With the deadline for connection less than six months away, three quarters of all records are...

April 24, 2026
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21Apr

US. Pension surplus era reshapes strategy as corporate plans rethink risk and returns

US corporate pension plans are entering 2026 in a position of strength, but that progress is reshaping, not simplifying, decision-making. A new report from BlackRock finds average funded ratios for defined benefit plans have reached roughly 108%, up sharply from about 87% in 2018. With many plans now overfunded, sponsors are shifting focus from closing deficits to preserving gains and determining how best to deploy surplus assets. That shift is altering long-standing investment approaches, particularly around liability-driven investing. While LDI allocations expanded significantly...

April 21, 2026
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14Apr

Pension Eras: From ‘Deterioration’ to Funding Surplus

The times they are a changin’. Corporate pensions were king; however, additional means to save for retirement were developed and grew at the expense of their preeminence. But pension plans’ vitality is rebounding in some ways, and an expert panel recently discussed their pullback from the brink to being flush with cash. Aon figures Matt Maloney, Senior Partner, U.S. Wealth Solutions Innovation Leader; Mark Tavares, Partner, Corporate Defined Benefit Solutions Leader; and Megan Nichols, Partner, Head of Pension Settlement Solutions,...

April 14, 2026
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13Apr

Lufthansa Pilots To Go On Strike From Monday Over Salary And Pensions Dispute – All You Need To Know

The pilots union for Lufthansa-Europe's biggest aviation group-on Saturday called for a two day strike in Germany, starting Monday.   The latest strike-called by the Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) union over a salary and pensions dispute-marks the fifth strike Lufthansa has been hit by this year. "The Cockpit union feels compelled to take this step after the employers' side showed no real willingness to reach a solution in several collective bargaining disputes," VC President Andreas Pinheiro was quoted as saying by Reuters. Also Read |...

April 13, 2026
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08Apr

US. Milliman analysis: March market declines end 11-month streak of corporate pension funding improvements

Milliman, Inc., a premier global consulting and actuarial firm, today released the results of its Milliman 100 Pension Funding Index (PFI), which analyzes the 100 largest U.S. corporate pension plans. During March, investment returns of -3.33% caused PFI plan assets to fall to $1.298 trillion. Meanwhile, a 32-basis-point increase in monthly discount rates, to 5.65%, caused liabilities to fall to $1.192 trillion. The funded ratio slipped from 109.3% as of February 28 to 108.9% as of March 31. Still, the...

April 8, 2026
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March 2026
20Mar

Employee Satisfaction and Pension Shortfall Risk

By Annita Florou, Meng Li, Peter F. Pope & Nipat Puangjampa Defined benefit (DB) pension plans are important to employee welfare. However, they carry risk as they are subject to minimum funding requirements. We examine the effect of a relaxation in pension funding rules on employee satisfaction by exploiting the adoption of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21). We find that employees of DB firms are less satisfied with their firms and their senior managers, after...

March 20, 2026
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11Mar

Jamaica. Tourism Workers Pension Scheme Surpasses $5B in Savings

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has announced that the Tourism Workers Pension Scheme has now surpassed $5 billion in savings since its inception. “I would like to indicate, by way of out-turn, that the world-class, world-standard, historic Tourism Workers Pension Scheme, in its first two years… notwithstanding [Hurricanes] Melissa and Beryl… stands now at $5.1 billion,” he said. Mr. Bartlett made the announcement during the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives meeting on March 6 at Gordon House, where...

March 11, 2026
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February 2026
13Feb

Lufthansa Strike Puts Pension Dispute And Long Term Profitability In Focus

Find winning stocks in any market cycle. Join 7 million investors using Simply Wall St's investing ideas for FREE. Deutsche Lufthansa (XTRA:LHA) is facing a coordinated 24 hour strike by pilots and cabin crew. The walkout is set to affect departures across all German airports. The dispute centers on retirement and pension funding, with management citing limited financial flexibility. The action is expected to disrupt passenger travel and Lufthansa's near term operations. For you as an investor, this strike sits at...

February 13, 2026
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11Feb

Germany. Tens Of Thousands Of Passengers Set To Be Stranded As Lufthansa Pilots Announce Strike in Pension Dispute

Tens of thousands of passengers who are set to travel with German flag carrier Lufthansa this week could be left stranded after the airline’s pilots’ union announced a one-day strike that will take place on Thursday in a dispute over pensions. The Vereinigung Cockpit union announced that the strike will start at 12:01 am on February 12 and conclude at 11:59 pm after seven rounds of tense pension negotiations failed to resolve a deadlock. “We would have liked to avoid an...

February 11, 2026
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