Investment

UK - Total contributions to private pension schemes in the UK dropped for the first time since records began after the recession kicked in, Office of National Statistics research showed.

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US - Delta Air Lines has topped up the pension schemes covering most of its US employees by US$558m.

US - Californian schemes have dismissed the conclusions of a study by the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR), which claimed the funding level of the three largest Californian pension funds has so far been understated due to the accounting...

Carey Pensions has teamed up with asset management firm Sterling McCall to launch a "discretionary based" workplace pension service.

Some 16 Scottish charities have joined a new pension provider following the closure of their final salary scheme.

US - The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) is looking to gain exposure to direct infrastructure assets while building strategic relationships with other investors.

The Pensions Regulator should speak out against the "rubbish" 8% minimum auto-enrolment contribution, a consultant says.

UK - The Pensions Regulator should speak out against the "rubbish" 8% minimum auto-enrolment contribution, a consultant says.

Helen Morrissey introduces the April 8 issue of Professional Pensions.