Investment

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.

Sebastian Cheek reports on how investment strategy design is changing to react to the rapid expansion of the DC asset pool

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.

Scottish Widows has launched a corporate wrap, allowing employees to track both workplace benefits and their personal finances.

The Alberta Investment Management Corp., which manages C$70bn in assets for Alberta pensions and other institutions, is in negotiations to take over UK-based buy out firm Candover.

Schemes are facing serious risks in the aftermath of the Greek economic crisis, Redington says.

Lack of political policy on personal finance sustainability so far has been ‘inexcusable', Fidelity International says.

The general election is likely to result in a hung parliament and the markets face a "corridor of uncertainty" as the parties negotiate the terms of a coalition government, Schroders says.

UK - The number of schemes closed to existing members will double over the next year, Hewitt Associates warned.