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It was a mixed bag of results for Forrest and Lamar county city elections, with most incumbents, including Hattiesburg Mayor Toby Barker, retaining their seats.  Municipal elections were held Tuesday in Hattiesburg, Purvis, Sumrall and Lumberton. Petal's races were decided in April's primary and runoff elections. Polling places reported no issues in Tuesday's election, according to city clerks. Turnout, they said, was low. "Around 10% of registered voters came out," said Purvis city clerk Catherine Kemp Tuesday. Hattiesburg city clerk Kermas Eaton said only around 30% of registered Hatties...

By Stephen Bouvier2021-05-26T13:55:00+01:00 FTSE100 defined benefit (DB) scheme sponsors shrugged off falling discount rates and unprecedented turmoil to post their best year yet on an accounting basis since the introduction of the IAS 19 accounting rulebook in 2005, consultancy LCP found in its latest accounting trends report. LCP partner Jonathan Griffith said: “Following a year like no other and over a decade of volatility, the pension schemes of FTSE100 companies have started 2021 from a position of strength – with improved funding levels and reduced risk.” Overall, UK DB schemes...

Top British companies have been forced to pump £200billion into their pension schemes to avoid a drop in funding, figures reveal.  Law firm Lane Clark & Peacock said the sum – equivalent to the economic output of Czechia – was needed to counter tumbling share prices and bond yields.  'Running just to stand still': Law firm Lane Clark & Peacock said the £200billion sum was needed to counter tumbling share prices and bond yields It warned that firms were 'running just to stand still' and that the overall surplus stood at just £10billion in 2020 – broadly similar to 2007.  The findi...