Managing DB benefits
The areas of defined benefit (DB) scheme management key to ensuring a well-run and well-funded scheme.
Funding
The areas that you need to focus on to ensure that your defined benefit pension scheme is appropriately funded.
Governance and administration
The areas of governance and administration that you need to focus on to ensure that your defined benefit pension scheme is well run.
Prepare your DB scheme for Brexit
You should focus on areas such as investment, employer covenant and administration as the UK prepares to leave the EU.
DB scheme costs
Trustees can use our tool to view highlights from our defined benefit (DB) scheme running costs research report 2014 and compare costs information for schemes of a similar size to their own.Employer events that could cause concern to members
Prepare for and deal with an employer event that could cause scheme members to worry about their pension benefits.
Winding up your DB scheme
If wind up is triggered and not deferred, you must wind up your defined benefit pension scheme efficiently and effectively, and ensure that at least the main tasks are completed within 2 years.DB superfunds
Guidance for trustees and employers to consider when transferring members to a superfund.
Trustee toolkit online learning
We provide a free online learning programme called the Trustee toolkit which you should complete, unless you arrange the equivalent learning. You must login or sign up to use the Trustee toolkit.
DB funding code
Code of practice 3 sets out how to comply with the scheme funding requirements under Part 3 of the Pensions Act 2004.
Annual Funding Statement
The Annual Funding Statement sets out our expectations for trustees and employers of DB pension schemes.