The £800m Hays Pension Scheme has completed a £270.6m buy-in with Canada Life, insuring all future benefits for pensioner members.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) was made aware of 1,139 notifiable events from defined benefit (DB) schemes in the 2017/18 financial year, up 28% from 2016/17.

Theresa May has called on private investors, including pension schemes, to commit more capital to Africa as she sought to drive up relations between the UK and the region.

Mandatory tenders for fiduciary management services should be conducted on a closed basis with no minimum threshold for the number of managers involved, the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) says.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has sent letters to defined benefit (DB) schemes encouraging trustees to consider cutting transfer values on offer when workers want to leave.

Melrose Industries has postponed the sale of one of its American subsidiaries from which some proceeds were earmarked for the GKN pension schemes.

Company bosses who deliberately dissolve their company to avoid paying pension contributions could be hit with disqualification under government plans.

Since April, firms with more than 250 employees have had to report gender pay gap data. James Phillips explores how asset managers and pension schemes are using this in their engagement

The LGPS Access local authority pool has received approval from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for its global equity sub-fund.

Aviva has started running dedicated retirement preparation seminars for its clients. Having attended one, James Phillips explains how the sessions are run.