Investment

Freedom SIPP, owned by high-profile pensions lawyer John Quarrell, has been wound up by the High Court for non-payment of tax.

Sebastian Cheek reports on how indices are built to contend with varying market conditions

Giovanni Legorano looks at how pension funds' approach to portable alpha has had to evolve

AUSTRALIA - The Australian government will mull increasing the mandatory contribution rate from the current level of 9%.

CHILE - Chilean pension funds were up 15% for the year ended September 30, with assets reaching US$106.5bn, according to data released by the Superintendencia de Pensiones, the national pension watchdog.

UK - A Conservative government will investigate early auto-enrolment proposals "as a priority," shadow secretary of state for work and pensions Theresa May said.

Defined contribution schemes should focus on asset allocation rather than searching for skilled active managers, Watson Wyatt says.

Confidence in pensions has increased by 10 percentage points since the end of last year, the National Association of Pension Funds says.

BAE Systems has paid £100m into its UK schemes over the third quarter in a bid to further reduce its pension deficit.

A Conservative government will investigate early auto-enrolment proposals "as a priority," Theresa May says.