Towers Watson has lost its UK head of defined contributing investment to Fulcrum Asset Management.

UK - The aggregate funding deficit of schemes in the PPF 7800 index shot up by 75% in the month of August pushing funding levels below 90%, latest figures show.

The aggregate funding deficit of schemes in the PPF 7800 index shot up by 75% in the month of August pushing funding levels below 90%, latest figures show.

Labour leader Ed Miliband booed by unions over strike 'mistake' comment; Miliband warns unions of need for change

UK - Pensions minister Steve Webb revealed over the weekend that the state pension age could be raised to 67 as early as 2026 in response to increasing longevity.

The Trades Union Congress has branded government plans to bring forward increases to the state pension age unfair due to the widening gap in life expectancy between rich and poor.

Sponsors should treat pension schemes as a subsidiary of their business to tackle the mounting burden of closed defined benefit schemes, a report argues.

Rise in pension age to take effect earlier; Britons reluctant to take out a pension; Many workers are 'clueless about pension contributions'; Clarity and precision on all the pensions issues; Call for clarity in proxy voting process; Investors falling...

The Great Ropemaker Partnership - 50% owned by the BP Pension Fund - is to buy two Central London properties for £132.75m with the intention to boost their values through active management.

Warning over growth slump; Government 'given too much ground to unions' in public sector pension row, says; TUC 'prepared and ready' for strike action over pensions; More strike action planned over pension negotiations 'charade'; 'Cliff's law' gives ageing...