Investment

The collapse of Sir Philip Green’s retail giant Arcadia must be met with clear solutions and support for its pension scheme, which looks likely to enter Pension Protection Fund (PPF) assessment, Stephen Timms has said.

Downgrades have slowed, but indications are that the trend has further to run

Morningstar Investment Management (MIM) has launched a range of three multi-asset funds that will blend active and passive strategies to offer advisers low-cost solutions.

Efforts to achieve environmental goals may be consequential

Nearly every trustee is confident of the next stage in their scheme’s strategy, despite almost an equal number being forced to consider replacing plans within the prior 12 months, according to research by Barnett Waddingham.

The government will set up an infrastructure bank to support investment and to co-invest alongside investors including pension funds.

The Retail Prices Index (RPI) will be reformed and aligned with the housing cost-based version of the Consumer Prices Index, known as CPIH, by 2030, the Treasury has confirmed.

Companies could be overstating their pension liabilities by up to £60bn due to their life expectancy assumptions, according to XPS Pensions Group.

Estatee agent denies a shareholder’s absence from voting is an issue, finds Minerva Analytics.