Industry

Hannah Brenton examines the effect of market volatility on the employer covenant and looks at whether the area faces increased scrutiny from The Pensions Regulator.

Academics and industry specialists are working hard to make longevity risk investable on the capital markets, but the process is not without its growing pains, as Chris Panteli discovers.

The Volkswagen Group UK Pension Scheme has invested £23m, a quarter of its defined contribution default assets, in a multi-asset strategy with Baring Asset Management.

BT Pension Scheme and the Greater Manchester Pension Fund has appointed construction firm Carillion to begin development of One St Peter's Square based in Manchester city centre.

Pension fund trustees are overlooking investment in smaller companies because the risks associated with the asset class are misconceived, Invesco Perpetual say.

Trustee boards need a radical overhaul to stamp out the "vested interests" of professional trustees appointed by sponsoring employers, an academic says.

UK fund managers are losing market share to alternative investments and must target broader assets owned by institutional investors to stave off further losses, McKinsey & Company say.

Michael Johnson is a man who calls a spade a spade. And then hits you over the head with it.

The Bank of England's decision to expand its quantitative easing programme by £75bn may well provide a much-needed boost to the UK economy.

Scheme liabilities could soar after the Office for National Statistics published updated longevity figures showing increases in life expectancy.