All Carillion articles – Page 2

  • Bloomberg
    News

    Carillion: Regulator blasted for grasp of key facts on DB

    2018-02-22T00:00:00Z

    Executives at the Pensions Regulator have been lambasted by MPs for being poorly informed and undermining confidence in pensions, after they appeared unable to answer questions on subjects including “a major KPI” of defined benefit scheme health.

  • News

    Carillion divestor considered lawsuit over reporting

    2018-02-19T00:00:00Z

    Shareholders of the failed outsourcer Carillion had concerns about the business’ strength as early as 2015, according to a select committee inquiry into its collapse, raising questions about the transparency of the group’s financial reporting.

  • News

    Field: Carillion directors ‘contemptuous’ of pension obligations

    2018-02-19T00:00:00Z

    Letters from trustees of the main Carillion pension schemes to the Pensions Regulator suggest that directors of Carillion were “contemptuous” of their pension obligations, according to chair of the Work and Pensions Committee, Frank Field.

  • Illustration by Ben Jennings
    Opinion

    Field goes in all guns blazing

    2018-02-16T00:00:00Z

    Editorial: The MPs' pension scheme can rest easy, it does not look like they will have to pay out to Frank Field any time soon.

  • News

    Field: Big four audit firms 'feasting on Carillion carcass'

    2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

    The Work and Pensions Committee inquiry into the collapse of outsourcer Carillion has turned its scrutiny on the 'big four' professional services companies, and has published the consultancies' responses to queries about their involvement.

  • Features

    It is time to take scheme administration more seriously

    2018-02-09T00:00:00Z

    Analysis: The nuclear fallout from the demise of Carillion and the continued woes of Capita have dominated news bulletins in recent weeks.

  • News

    Select committees blast Carillion directors

    2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

    MPs chairing the joint inquiry into the collapse of outsourcer Carillion have lambasted the company's former directors as "delusional", highlighting that recovery plans drafted shortly before the insolvency paid little consideration to pensioners.

  • Opinion

    Industries in turmoil

    2018-02-02T00:00:00Z

    Editorial: The Carillion debacle is still unfolding and could yet reverberate across the professional services industry, while concerns mount over other outsourcing giants.

  • News

    Prospect: Govt must uphold promise to electricity workers

    2018-02-01T00:00:00Z

    A group of Carillion electricity workers may become a key test case for pension protections, according to union Prospect. 

  • News

    Committees question Santander, FSB and Carillion shareholders

    2018-01-31T00:00:00Z

    Both the Work and Pensions Committee and Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee have written to the Federation of Small Businesses, HM Revenue & Customs and major shareholders in Carillion to try to get a better idea of operations at the construction outsourcing company. 

  • Bloomberg
    News

    MPs accuse Carillion of trying to 'wriggle out' of pension obligations

    2018-01-29T00:00:00Z

    The Work and Pensions Committee has accused Carillion of trying to “wriggle out” of its pension obligations for the past decade, amid calls for stronger laws to prevent future scandals.

  • News

    Carillion directors called to joint inquiry

    2018-01-24T00:00:00Z

    The Work and Pensions Committee and the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee are starting a joint inquiry into the collapse of Carillion, which has left thousands of employees and pension scheme members in limbo.

  • Bloomberg
    News

    Commons debates default guidance in second reading of bill

    2018-01-24T00:00:00Z

    The House of Commons debated the feasibility of default guidance and the future of private sector pensions during the second reading of the financial guidance and claims bill on Monday.

  • Source: Bloomberg
    News

    May's promise to protect pensions lacks concrete solutions

    2018-01-22T00:00:00Z

    Theresa May has pledged to stop executives who try to “line their own pockets” by putting pension schemes at risk, but questions over resourcing and legislative issues remain.

  • Robert Branagh
    Opinion

    Trustees must adopt more transparent practices

    2018-01-21T00:00:00Z

    Another new year, another set of pension crises. Following on from the likes of BHS and British Steel, we now have Carillion, and this time pension trustees are in the spotlight more than ever before.

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    News

    Carillion collapse leaves scheme facing PPF

    2018-01-15T00:00:00Z

    Contractor Carillion has entered into compulsory liquidation, with its 28,000 defined benefit pension scheme members set to transfer into the Pension Protection Fund, at a potential cost to the lifeboat of more than £587m.

  • Source: Bloomberg
    News

    Carillion collapse sparks calls for better DB rules

    2018-01-15T00:00:00Z

    The collapse of Carillion and impending transfer of some of its defined benefit members into the Pension Protection Fund has raised questions about the suitability of existing pensions laws.

  • Jacqui Woodward
    Opinion

    Carillion is a covenant warning

    2017-11-27T00:00:00Z

    From the blog: The Pensions Regulator’s assertion that “the strength of the employer covenant can change materially over a short period of time” has once again been proved correct by the case of Carillion.

  • Features

    How Carillion managed 'year-long' longevity swap project

    2013-12-13T00:00:00Z

    Carillion improved its governance and data to ensure a good deal on its £1bn longevity swap, as it sought to hedge greater-than-anticipated life expectancy among members of its defined benefit schemes.