Industry

Institutional investors are set to increase investments in hedge funds in 2011 but demand greater transparency and risk management from the industry, a study finds.

Alexander (Alastair) Mackenzie, the former general manager of The British Petroleum Company's pension department, died on 31 December aged 81 years.

Pension providers have been told to make sure they encourage customers to shop around before offering them an annuity.

The Pensions Regulator has confirmed the appointment of Bill Galvin as chief executive.

Two more senior figures are to leave insurance giant Aegon UK as the company continues a restructuring programme designed to cut operating costs by 25% by the end of the year.

Here they are. The winners of Pendragon's ever-popular Art of Pensions competition.

The National Employment Savings Trust's efforts to simplify language used by pensions providers has been welcomed by the industry.

Members of Parliament yesterday approved the Postal Services Bill, which includes relieving Royal Mail of its £10.3bn pension fund deficit.

David Wilson considers how the re-emergence of Enterprise Capital Funds - the ‘forgotten asset class' - can help enhance returns for schemes

Con Keating looks behind recent scare stories about an unaffordable nation of centenarians to separate fact from fear mongering