Investment

The PLSA's DB taskforce has released more details about its suggested scheme consolidation route, but questions remain about how it would work in practice. James Phillips reports

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) will seek to collect £550m in levies from the industry in the 2018/19 tax year, it has announced, down more than 10% from 2017/18.

Matthew Bullock of Wellington Management warns against investor complacency and outlines strategies for growth and income designed for uncertain times.

Consolidating defined benefit (DB) schemes could give members greater security and lead to more affordable benefits, the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association's (PLSA) taskforce has said.

In March, David Pitt-Watson and Dr Hari Mann published a paper looking at why finance matters and how the industry can improve. PP summarises the key points

The Investment Association (IA) and ICSA: The Governance Institute have published joint guidelines on how company boards should understand and weigh up stakeholders' interests in strategic decision-making.

Atlas Master Trust has appointed Schroders as one of its investment managers to develop the provider's default fund proposition.

Twelve firms have said they will raise The Pension Regulator's (TPR) guidance on environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors with clients where they are financially material.

BT is seeking to switch indexation for the final section of its scheme in order to stem a ballooning deficit.

A panel at this year's Trustee Senate discussed strains in the DB system and what can be done about them. Michael Klimes reports