Investment

The Local Pensions Partnership (LPP) has launched its first fixed income fund to provide its two full-service clients a pooled vehicle with lower costs and simpler investment management.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has expressed concern that a Melrose Industries takeover of GKN is likely to have a "detrimental impact" on the GKN defined benefit (DB) scheme.

Defined benefit (DB) transfer values remained stable throughout February, according to Xafinity's transfer value index.

Aon has appointed Mike Edwards as a partner in its risk settlement team to support the growth of its business offerings in the UK.

Follows criticism in Asset Management Market Study

Head of investment strategy Ian Scott speaks to James Phillips about the fund's insourcing programme, how it manages risk exposure, and how claims impact its strategy.

The UK's 25 largest defined benefit (DB) pension funds are being asked how they deal with climate risk after the government admitted a "widespread misunderstanding" of fiduciary duty.

GKN has announced plans to make a cash contribution of £160m into its defined benefit (DB) pension schemes as part of demerger plans designed to fend off a hostile takeover by Melrose Industries.

Catherine Howarth says unlike the EU, our own policy-makers have been cautious in seeking to make the financial sector useful to Britain's environmental and social goals

A policy statement for the first set of remedies outlined in the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) asset management market study will be released by the end of March.