Industry

The £65m Flexsys Rubber Chemicals Retirement Benefits Scheme has appointed Quantum Advisory to provide it with actuarial, consulting and administration services.

Last week, I had the pleasure of attending the Investment Management Association's chairman's dinner.

Public sector pension costs and liabilities are under intense scrutiny once again as the government gears up for its emergency Budget on June 22.

SEBASTIAN CHEEK looks at the merits of using non market-capitalisation based indices for passive equity allocations and assesses if this is the best way to deal with concentration risk

The Association of Consulting Actuaries has requested a meeting with pensions minister Steve Webb to discuss the upcoming Pensions and Savings Bill.

As I mentioned in last week's leader - (Oil spill highlights need for alternatives, PP, June 10) - the Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster may not only be catastrophic for the environment.

More than a third of women face retirement below the poverty line after underestimating how much they need to live a comfortable lifestyle, Prudential warns.

Pension providers are seeing a rise in lump-sum contributions to retirement funds ahead of the Budget, amid concerns the Chancellor will push ahead with plans to cut higher rate tax relief.

The consumer price index of inflation eased in May to 3.4%, down from 3.7% in April, according to the Office for National Statistics.

People facing massive tax charges for switching their drawdown provider because of minimum pension age changes have been given a reprieve.