Drawdown products must be designed around member engagement as investment solutions "cannot be a panacea", according to RBS head of group pensions Carol Young.

Plans to allow pensioners to sell their annuities for cash must be considered carefully to prevent rip-offs and poor deals, industry participants have warned.

EU Commissioner Lord Jonathan Hill has given reassurance that he will have the last say over controversial EU proposals on scheme funding.

Lack of proper accounting across European public sector pension schemes is hiding the true extent of their liabilities, according to International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) chairman Hans Hoogervorst.

Illiquid assets such as infrastructure present a big opportunity for schemes to make significant returns, according to Man Group chief executive Manny Roman.

The pensions industry must innovate to enable the ageing population to invest in much smarter ways, according to the National Association of Pension Funds' (NAPF) Ruston Smith.

Tesco's pension scheme has invested in the Pensions Infrastructure Platform (PIP) to create better value for its members.

The total deficits of defined benefit (DB) schemes in the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) 7800 have fallen by 32% after hitting record levels in January.

The next government should establish an independent pensions commission as soon as possible after the May general election, MPs have urged today.

Delaying the tightening of pension transfer regulation until after the April pension freedoms could result in two months of confusion and poor decisions, it has been said.