Investment

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has revealed it is considering whether to implement a ban on contingent charging for pension transfer advice.

Members of the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) have been sent a revised offer pledging to maintain current benefits alongside existing contribution levels until April next year.

Jack Dromey MP says the government had an opportunity to properly tackle the widespread problems facing DB schemes

Defined benefit (DB) schemes could have an aggregate surplus by 2021 under Pension Protection Fund (PPF) projections, its strategic plan for 2018 to 2021 reveals.

Investment consultants are failing to recommend products that outperform net of fees, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has said as its investigation into the market continues.

The DB white paper sets out plans to review the funding regime, with 'prudent' and 'appropriate' possibly redefined. But James Phillips asks if this could this signal a return to an MFR-like approach

The trustees of GKN's pension schemes have agreed a package of mitigation measures that would improve funding to a "more prudent level" if Melrose's offer is accepted by shareholders next week.

The asset management industry is failing to fulfil its purpose because of an overreliance on modern portfolio theory, which has not evolved to meet current challenges, latest research claims.

The Brunel Pension Partnership has become the fourth local authority pool to receive the green light from the regulator.

Defined benefit (DB) schemes are to be offered a new consolidator as the former chief of the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) launches 'The Pension SuperFund'.