Investment

The LGPS Central pool has opened for business with 11 mandates spanning £12bn of assets as the government's pooling deadline arrives.

The adoption of consolidation among DB funds has been slow to date. Paul Murphy asks if the white paper will act as a catalyst for smaller schemes to join master trusts

The combined deficit of the UK's defined benefit (DB) pension schemes rose by 25% to £131bn on an accounting basis during March, JLT Employee Benefits analysis has revealed.

The CMA's latest working paper finds trustees are very likely to choose their existing investment consultant for a fiduciary management mandate without third-party advice, James Phillips reports

There are 'shocking disparities' in pension incomes - including within the same region, according to a Royal London analysis of HM Revenue & customs (HMRC) data.

Average active fixed income manager returns have been historically strong. But, as Scott Richardson and Jordan Brooks explain, this may not be entirely the result of manager skill

Ian Greenwood has been appointed to lead the £46bn Northern Pool, which was set up by the local government pension funds for Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire and Merseyside.

LGIM's Graham Moles and John Roe look at the difference between cashflow matching and cashflow aware investing and discuss the role equities can play as part of the CDI spectrum.

Stephanie Baxter speaks to five pools about the progress they have made and their plans for the future beyond the April 1 deadline

Melrose Industries' £8.4bn offer has been accepted in today's shareholder vote, which will include injecting up to £1bn cash contributions for its two defined benefit (DB) schemes.