Investment

Covid-19 has demonstrated how crucial it is for pension schemes to enter into economic crises in a position to react to opportunities with short-term windows, says David Lloyd.

Financial turbulence has rocked economies across the globe forcing investors to adapt new strategies for the uncertain times ahead.

The Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) cut its deficit by £31bn over the course of three years, its latest annual report shows.

Defined benefit (DB) schemes are looking for alternatives to seeking additional cash contributions from sponsors to manage payouts in the wake of the Covid-19 market disruption, according to Willis Towers Watson (WTW).

The easing of the UK’s lockdown could mean a steady rise in defined benefit (DB) transfers, as the ‘lockdown effect’ on the sector weakens, research from Lane Clark & Peacock (LCP) finds.

As new figures from the Pension Protection Fund show the shortfall of final salary schemes in deficit grew to £256.4bn during April, Joe Dabrowski examines how the superfund structure could help…if only we had one.

Pension funds believe they have an important role to play in addressing major societal issues through green investment decisions, research by Natixis Investment Managers finds.

Pension schemes and life insurers should be prepared for a modest change to their assumptions for mortality rates in the post-Covid-19 world, an academic study suggests.

Lane Clark & Peacock (LCP) has called out HM Revenue & Customs' (HMRC) tax policy on flexible drawdown as "unacceptable", claiming it could lead to draconian tax penalties during Covid-19.