Industry bodies have provided the Department for Work and Pensions with a list of hurdles to the pot-follows-member system of automatic transfers for small pensions.

Major consultants are advocating ‘multi-asset credit' strategies within pension scheme bond portfolios, which include active allocations across sub-investment grade debt.

Carl Hitchman advances the debate on fidcuiary management

JLT Benefit Solutions is in advanced negotiations to acquire Alexander Forbes Financial Services according to reports.

The number of active members in occupational schemes in the UK continues to slide according to figures from the Office for National Statistics.

Defined contribution members could be unaware that their policy is not protected against losses resulting from the collapse of an insurer, warns Pitmans Trustees.

Pension Insurance Corporation has invested £50m in Raglan Housing Association as part of a strategy to increase its holdings of housing association and infrastructure debt.

Trustees should be prepared for life expectancy of members to continue to increase rapidly despite data from the Office of National Statistics suggesting a possible slowdown, says Mercer.

Workers who are auto-enrolled into schemes risk losing out on £10,000 in contributions over the next ten years, compared with colleagues who join voluntarily, argues Fidelity Worldwide Investment.

Kim Gubler Consulting has expanded with the appointment of former RPMI head of sales and marketing Lesley Carline.