The Local Government Pension Scheme's (LGPS's) Access pool has appointed UBS Asset Management to run the consolidated passive mandates for 11 administrating authorities.

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Rory Murphy, trustee chairman of the Merchant Navy Officers Pension Fund (MNOPF), says trustees must do more to share best practice in bid to improve outcomes.

Douglas Hamilton, the head of pensions strategy at Royal Mail, says its proposals are fair and about affordability not cost-cutting.

There has been a huge amount of talk about the challenges facing DB schemes. Jonathan Stapleton asks if we are really facing a crisis and, if so, what needs to happen.

Baroness Altmann believes DB scheme consolidation would both reduce administration costs and deliver better outcomes for members

Joe Dabrowski says superfunds will encourage employers to "step up" and pay more into schemes earlier than under existing arrangements.

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Matthew Bullock of Wellington Management warns against investor complacency and outlines strategies for growth and income designed for uncertain times.

Jonathan Stapleton speaks to Pilkington Superannuation Scheme trustee chairman Keith Greenfield and PIC head of origination structuring Uzma Nazir about the deal