Royal Mail

Royal Mail to close final salary pension schemeFT AdviserThe latest valuation of the Royal Mail Pension Plan showed the scheme as at 31 March 2015 had assets of £6.15bn and liabilities of £4.45bn. The company said on this basis, the cost of benefits being accrued each year, based on market …

UK roundup: Royal Mail pension costs, Standard Life-Aberdeen merger latestIPE.comIn a statement to the stock exchange on Monday, Royal Mail said the defined benefit (DB) scheme had a surplus of £1.7bn as of 31 March 2017. However, combined employer and employee contributions to the scheme were estimated to be higher …

Investomania (blog) 3 of my favourite dividend stocks: Next, Royal Mail and CentricaInvestomania (blog)Next plc (LON:NXT) (NXT.L) has seen its share price fall 20% in the last year. This hasn't been a surprise to me, given its disappointing financial performance. In my view, a difficult consumer outlook has been caused …

Stoke Sentinel Royal Mail objects to Leek flats plan as residents may complain …Stoke SentinelRoyal Mail has raised concerns over plans to build 26 flats – because its vans' horns will disturb residents. A meeting to decide whether two three-storey …and more » More: continued here

Quant Signal Update on Royal Mail plc (LSE:RMG) | Rockville …Rockville RegisterRoyal Mail plc (LSE:RMG) has a Piotroski F-Score of 5 at the time of writing. The F-Score may help discover companies with strengthening balance sheets.and more » More: continued here

Stoke Sentinel Royal Mail objects to Leek flats plan as residents may complain about van's hornsStoke SentinelRoyal Mail has raised concerns over plans to build 26 flats – because its vans' horns will disturb residents. A meeting to decide whether two three-storey apartment blocks can be built on land off …

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Mirror.co.uk Royal Mail facing threat of strike action as union vows to fight for workers' job securityMirror.co.ukAlong with the pension dispute, they include reviewing an agreement put in place when Royal Mail was privatised that rules out things like zero hours contracts and selling parts of the business. Other areas …

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Citywire.co.uk Royal Mail says keeping DB scheme open is unaffordableCitywire.co.ukRoyal Mail has said keeping its defined benefit (DB) pension scheme open has become unaffordable, according to a report in the Times. The firm told investors yesterday the scheme would accrue £1.3 billion of benefits each year, compared with only £400 …Royal …