Investment

GLOBAL - Investment managers have been forced to lower fees for non-traditional asset classes as schemes look to cut operational costs, Mercer research reveals.

Investment managers have been forced to lower fees for non-traditional asset classes as schemes look to cut operational costs, Mercer research reveals.

Trustees involved in an enhanced transfer exercise must start from the presumption it is not in the best interests of members, The Pensions Regulator confirms.

Access to new flexible drawdown pensions will be restricted to people with a lifetime pension income of a minimum of £20,000 a year, the Treasury says.

PensionDCisions has teamed up with Professional Pensions to launch its 2011 Sponsor Default Survey.

Henderson Global Investors plans to merge its £3.3bn Liquid Assets Fund into the money market fund range of DB Advisors over regulatory concerns.

UK - Henderson Global Investors plans to merge its £3.3bn ($5.2bn) Liquid Assets Fund into the money market fund range of DB Advisors over regulatory concerns.

Philip Mowbray of Barrie & Hibbert looks at the impact of different investment approaches on retirement income

Tom McPhail of Hargreaves Lansdown explains to Laura Blows how NEST will be groundbreaking for defined contribution schemes and in turn will raise the industry's game

Pension schemes should overhaul their internal governance structures to ensure they are able to take "timely and considered" investment decisions, Schroders says.