Investment

An argument has been made for DB schemes to copy corporate governance structures to boost trustees' accountability. James Phillips explores the idea

President Trump's decision to pull the US out of the Paris agreement has been widely criticised, amid fears it could dent progress on climate change action.

The private sector's defined benefit (DB) deficit under IAS 19 remained relatively stable over May with the shortfall increasing by just £1bn, but a different measure showed a £20bn fall.

A governance tool to give defined benefit (DB) schemes a full overview of their administration and investment costs has been launched by KAS Bank.

National Milk Records (NMR) is proposing to shareholders that it withdraws from the multi-employer Milk Pension Fund (MPF).

Hoover has become the latest firm to cut its defined benefit (DB) pension scheme adrift after The Pensions Regulator (TPR) and Pension Protection Fund (PPF) approved the plan.

Chris Hitchen is to leave the investment manager of the £25bn Railways Pension Scheme within the next year.

Nuclear specialists and managers have voted in favour of reforms which will see their retirement fund based on career average earnings rather than final salary from next April.

BT may close its defined benefit (DB) scheme to future accrual in a bid to stem its ballooning deficit, according to reports.

Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) has increased its allocation to alternative property assets with the purchase of 32 nurseries and one special educational school.