The combined funding level of the UK's 5,450 defined benefit (DB) schemes increased by 60 basis points (bps) over January, latest Pension Protection Fund (PPF) data reveals.

KPMG has introduced ratings for fiduciary management products and managers, mirroring its current approach with other investment manager funds.

Lane Clark & Peacock (LCP) has hired Dan Mikulskis as a partner in its investment team.

The default charge cap for defined contribution (DC) investment strategies should not be amended to make it easier to access illiquid assets, a majority of last week's 91 respondents said.

Company directors who deliberately or recklessly put their workers' pension funds at risk face seven years in prison under plans to crack down on "acts of astonishing arrogance and abandon".

The story of BHS is one of both outrage and happy endings. James Phillips speaks to trustee chairman Chris Martin and his advisers about the scheme's endgame journey

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) compensation cap will rise by £1,014 from April, the lifeboat fund has confirmed.

This week's top stories included two more master trusts applying for authorisation as the market continues to reshape under the strengthened regime.

NEST has launched a tender process to find a manager for its first global investment-grade corporate bond fund.

Products which allow the public to save into both a pension and a liquid pot are an opportunity that all employers should be embracing, Guy Opperman has said.