Investment

Companies must take advantage of heightened interest in defined contribution pensions to improve member engagement, Fidelity International urges.

Scheme finances could deteriorate dramatically over the coming months, Standard Life Investments analysis reveals.

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Eversheds has written to the department for work and pensions to highlight "inconsistencies and practical problems" with employer debt regulations.

The Investment Management Association has published five case studies to help trustees assess potential conflicts of interest faced by their investment consultant, investment manager and other advisers.

JLT Benefit Solutions has launched an expanded annuity service for trustees.

Liability driven investment (LDI) may rapidly be approaching mainstream in Europe, but the same cannot yet be said of the US. Andrew Sheen reports

In the third of our quarterly debates, Terry Faulkner, Alan Pickering and Alain Kerneis discuss the challenges facing trustees, fund managers and policy-holders in today's turbulent market.

In the UK, we are facing a serious problem. 65% recognise that they need to save more for the long term. More seriously however, of those who have already made provision, there is a real lack of engagement with their pensions as evidenced by the thousands...

Investors must diversify their allocations within their private equity portfolio to maximise the chances of generating consistent long-term returns, Watson Wyatt warns.