Schemes are continuing to reduce investment risk by shifting towards gilts and fixed interest and away from equities, data from the Purple Book reveals.

Using consumer prices as an inflation measure in the future could make social housing an attractive investment proposition, a fund manager says.

Defined benefit sponsors will welcome the International Accounting Standards Board's changes to IAS19, but will take a hit to profits in the first year, Price­waterhouseCoopers says.

Sebastian Cheek explains why the EU must tackle the issue of overly complicated pensions regulation

Cross-border passporting of schemes should be allowed between EU countries with similar social and labour law and pension systems, the Society of Pension Consultants says.

The £1.4bn Superannuation Arrangements of the University of London pension fund is looking at changing its benefits structure, PP has learned.

UK - M&G will launch its social housing investment fund by the end of the year, the asset manager says.

M&G will launch its social housing investment fund by the end of the year, the asset manager says.

UK - Seven Local Government Pension Scheme funds with £9.9bn ($16bn) under management want to establish a framework contract to share actuarial, benefit and investment services to cut costs.

The combined deficit of the 200 largest UK private sector final salary schemes is at its lowest level since September last year, Aon Hewitt says.