Investment

2023 Purple Book analysis shows 50% rise in number of schemes with 100% buyout funding ratio

Service will provide small charities with tailored independent investment advice

With the dust beginning to settle on 2023, and the final deals of the year being hurriedly squeezed into insurer targets, it seems only right to reflect on what has been another incredible year for the risk settlement market.

Fall in yields to blame for slight rise in BW’s DB end gauge index during November

TPR updates cyber security guidance; Apollo considers bid for PIC; FRC publishes revised standards for pensions: The biggest stories from the world of pensions this week

Economic secretary to the Treasury says ‘Big Bang 2.0’ reforms need cultural shift too

Lifeboat fund said 99% of DB schemes are expected to pay less levy as a result

Midlands LGPS pool aims for £500m investment in fund as it completes two acquisitions

Paper from Michael Johnson and Tom McPhail says pot for life will ‘complement’ consolidation measures

Sponsor business drivers, cost bases and debt structures should be well understood