Investment

This week's Pensions Buzz respondents rejected James Brokenshire's suggestion that savers should be able to use their pensions to fund deposits for house purchases.

Workplace pensions look more like individual savings pots as too much risk is loaded onto members, Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) director Paul Johnson warns.

Arcadia has postponed votes on its seven company voluntary arrangement (CVA) proposals in order to "conduct further dialogue with a few landlords" in a bid to save the business from collapse.

AE has had 'truly staggering' impact

Liabilities slashed by £1.2bn

Matthew Harrison looks at what the forthcoming defined benefit funding code of practice means for pension schemes

Sir Philip Green has agreed with The Pensions Regulator (TPR) to plunge an additional £25m into Arcadia's pension funds, paving the way for a restructure of his empire.

Coventry Building Society has transferred its £220m defined benefit (DB) scheme to TPT Retirement Solutions' DB master trust.

Senior NHS clinicians could be offered an option to halve their pension contributions in exchange for also halving the rate of pension growth.

Schemes must beware serial disruptors including China, populism and demographics, says PIMCO.