Investment

UK equities closed the year at an all-time high, putting the seal on a good year for the stock market, according to S&P Dow Jones.

Five in six schemes are potentially at higher risk because they do not have formal contingency plans in place, according to research by Barnett Waddingham.

Aon has announced it has acquired Townsend Group, a real estate investment management and advisory firm based in the US.

In this week's Pensions Buzz we want to know if you think there will be any private sector defined benefit schemes still open to accrual within a decade.

Catherine Doyle looks back on 2017 and finds much to be optimistic about in the world of DC

Just 19 companies in the FTSE 100 provide DB benefits that incur ongoing service costs of more than 5% of total payroll, according to research by JLT Employee Benefits.

Defined benefit (DB) schemes ended 2017 with a much-enhanced funding position than at the start of the year, JLT Employee Benefits has recorded.

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has reached a settlement with Toys R Us - a move that has paved the way for an agreement to be reached on the firm's Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA).

Calum Cooper says 2018 should be the year when the pensions industry puts members first, but we won't get there by chance

All 6,000 UK schemes had a surplus of £358bn by the end of last month when calculated under a best estimate return on their assets, according to First Actuarial.