Investment

Research by Hymans Robertson predicts existing options could shrink the DB universe by four-fifths in 25 years' time. Stephanie Baxter explores its predictions

A new law allowing co-habiting couples to register as civil partners could add billions to the liabilities of defined benefit (DB) pension schemes.

Defined benefit (DB) transfer values fell from £236,000 at the end of December, to £231,000 by the end of last month, according to Xafinity Punter Southall.

In the first of a three part series on how trustees choose asset managers, Jonathan Stapleton speaks to Richard Butcher and Roger Mattingly about how trustees review asset manager performance.

The Pensions Ombudsman is investigating a group of more than 150 complaints about transfer values from British Steel Pension Scheme (BSPS) members.

Held rates at 0.5%

Susan Martin says local government pension funds have made great strides in collaborating but there are still challenges ahead of the April deadline

The industry has been calling for some sort of alternative to defined benefit (DB) schemes for as long as I can remember - saying such arrangements could provide a third way between DB and defined contribution (DC) schemes.

Documents published by two select committees reveal there were warning signs about construction group Carillion's position and illustrate the "chronic underfunding" of the 13 UK defined benefit (DB) schemes.

Hendrik du Toit, founding CEO of Investec Asset Management, is to become co-CEO of the wider Investec Group from 1 October 2018, as John Green and Mimi Ferrini step up to become joint-CEOs of the asset management business.