Investors will eye up active and alternative strategies next year to help them cope with market volatility arising from economic and political forces, according to research.

The funding deficit of defined benefit (DB) schemes dropped almost 30% to £194.7bn over November, according to the Pension Protection Fund's (PPF) latest update.

Equalisation problems from the 1990s are increasingly coming out of the woodwork as more schemes go down the bulk annuity route. The consequences can be enormous but there are ways to tackle it, writes Stephanie Baxter

Aon has appointed Neil Latham to its retirement and investment practice as a principal consultant in its defined contribution (DC) team.

The Environment Agency Pension Fund (EAPF) has made a £60m allocation to private debt fund Permira Credit Solutions III as it looks to capitalise on banks' withdrawal from lending.

This week the High Court heard the BA trustees' actions led to corrosion of role and responsibility, while the industry welcomed plans to crack down on fraudulent transfers.

International Accounting Standards Board chairman, Hans Hoogervorst, has said arguments to change the accounting standard are "flawed" as it should reflect the economic reality, no matter how ugly.

RedSTART has become a fully registered charity four years after it was launched by three employees at Redington.

Tata Steel UK has agreed with unions to start consulting on closing the British Steel Pension Scheme (BSPS) and replacing it with a "competitive" defined contribution (DC) arrangement.

Private sector defined benefit (DB) schemes have seen a significant increase in running costs per member since 2015, according to the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association's annual survey.