Investment

Proposals to amend accountancy standard IAS19 could cut the earnings of UK firms by as much as £10bn, accountants and actuaries warn.

Responding to global calls for transparency has left sovereign wealth funds open to local critics, as Richard Lowe reports

The International Accounting Standards Board has published an exposure draft of proposed amendments to IAS19, dealing with how pension costs are recorded in company accounts.

Each month DC World asks readers for their views. This month we ask: How welcome are government proposals regarding the charging structure for NEST?

Ongoing Financial Services Authority investigations into poor pension switching advice are expected to result in firms paying out more than £150m in redress to customers.

The PensionDCisions UK Sponsor Default Survey showed the top three consultants shared 70% of the UK market versus 26% in the US. Is this concentration good for the industry?

The panellists discuss advantages of collective DC arrangements and the challenges preventing UK growth

In these straitened times ‘gold plated' public sector pensions face growing calls for fundamental structural reforms to tackle a staggering £1trn unfunded deficit.

A comprehensive survey of defined contribution schemes across the country threw up some interesting statistics on the changing nature of the market.

A consultant has branded the minimum 8% auto-enrolment contribution as "rubbish" and urged The Pensions Regulator to publicly say it was not enough.