Employers are accepting more responsibility for schemes but lack understanding of de-risking strategies, MetLife says.

Often in pensions, consultations and the issuance of new guidance are tense occurrences.

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Rachel Dalton examines the industry response to the guidance.

Towers Watson said it has increased returns by persuading a selection of hedge fund managers to cut their performance fees.

Schemes are abandoning passive trackers in favour of multi-asset and target date funds, DCisions research claims.

Almost 40% of employees will opt out of auto-enrolment arrangements and 68% have little or no knowledge of the changes looming, Aviva claims.

Dexion Capital and Credit Suisse will float an insurance-linked security investment trust.

The Scottish government has reopened talks with unions over public sector pension reform despite Westminster's insistence that it has made its final offer.

Ford Motor Company has offered retired members of its US defined benefit pension scheme lump sum payments in order to reduce its liabilities, according to reports.