Investment

BT members of the Prospect union have voted to approve a controversial pension restructure ahead of the defined benefit (DB) scheme's closure in April.

The £15bn Wales Pension Partnership has selected Link Asset Services as its authorised operator to set up and run a collective investment vehicle.

Pension-related cold calls have increased by around 2.7 million since Freedom and Choice was introduced in April 2015, according to research commissioned by Aviva.

PTL has introduced an investment cost assessment service to slim down and simplify costs and charges scrutiny for trustees.

The Plumbing and Mechanical Services (UK) Industry Pension Scheme has temporarily banned any of its sponsoring employers from leaving the scheme.

Marcus Norton explains why schemes must use corporate climate data and analysis to understand their exposure to climate risk.

Bob Campion explains why he believes the consolidation of smaller schemes will not work and looks at the alternatives

All private sector defined benefit (DB) schemes will have at least closed to accrual by 2028, according to this week's Pensions Buzz respondents.

Howard Meaney looks at how long income strategies can benefit income-seeking institutional investors.

NEST CIO Mark Fawcett explains how the intermediary community evaluates an investment approach