Defined Benefit

Post Office employees are set to strike next week over the planned closure of its defined benefit (DB) scheme and branches.

Pension funds are increasingly using requests for proposals (RFPs) and due diligence to select fiduciary management providers, according to Aon Hewitt research.

People's optimism in their retirement saving plans has dropped since Brexit according to research by Scottish Widows.

In the fourth of a four-part series looking at residential real estate investment, M&G Real Estate fund manager Alex Greaves and Hermes Real Estate fund director Philip Nell discuss the key points for pension scheme investors.

In the third of a four-part series looking at residential real estate investment, M&G Real Estate fund manager Alex Greaves and Hermes Real Estate fund director Philip Nell discuss how institutional investors can create great private rental homes.

In the second of a four-part series looking at residential real estate investment, M&G Real Estate fund manager Alex Greaves and Hermes Real Estate fund director Philip Nell discuss the sort of investments pension schemes are looking to invest in as part...

Helen Morrissey asks if the size of DB deficits will dampen investment in UK companies.

Assets of the biggest 300 pension funds globally dropped by over 3% in 2015, the first fall in value since the financial crisis according to research.

The cost and size of pension deficits are increasing which has consequences for trustees, company directors and shareholders. Michael Klimes asks if investors are starting to worry.

FTSE 350 companies may need to reconsider whether to pay dividends after the total deficit has climbed to £207bn by the end of August.