The Brunel Pension Partnership has formed an investment company to manage £27.5bn of local government pension scheme (LGPS) assets.

Plans to raise the state pension age (SPA) to 68 seven years ahead of schedule by 2039 has been welcomed by the industry as a necessary move to reflect rising life expectancy and keep costs affordable.

The government has confirmed it will raise the state pension age (SPA) to 68 between 2037 and 2039, seven years ahead of the date range originally planned.

Brexit-related uncertainty and low bond yields have weakened the UK's retirement system, with the nation slipping in 2017 global rankings for retirement security.

West Yorkshire Pension Fund (WYPF) has teamed up with M&G Real Estate and an unnamed Asian investor to acquire a £105m building in Manchester.

The regulator has promised to toughen its approach against those who withhold information it needs for investigation, James Phillips writes.

The funding levels of smaller schemes fell at a rate nearly five times faster than their larger peers, latest analysis by Goldman Sachs Asset Management reveals.

The government has been given permission to appeal a High Court ruling which deemed its investment guidance for the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) unlawful.

Royal Mail has finalised its proposal for its future pension provision ahead of closing its defined benefit (DB) scheme to existing members next year.

The debate over consolidation often cites regulatory hurdles, but perhaps trustees are the biggest issue, James Phillips writes