Investment

The West Midlands Pension Fund is well on the way to full transparency, and has already used it to challenge managers on fees and exit high cost funds, CIO Jason Fletcher tells Stephanie Baxter.

BT may allow the trustees of its pension schemes to take over some of its assets in the case it fails to meets its pension obligations, the firm has suggested.

In the latest of PP's Pensions Influencers interview series, Jonathan Stapleton speaks to Ian McKnight, chief investment officer of the Royal Mail Pension Plan

James Balcombe looks at how pension funds can find the best hedge fund managers in the market

Helene Winch says in light of regulatory guidance, schemes focused on de-risking need to re-consider their fiduciary duty to also manage ESG risk

Baillie Gifford and Montanaro are the first asset managers to sign up to a new transparency code to help the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) get a better handle on investment costs.

Raj Mody says trustees and sponsors must get a handle on the issue of life expectancy assumptions.

Sponsors of defined benefit (DB) schemes have squeezed their workers' wages by around £200 compared to companies without these funds, a think tank has revealed.

Stephanie Baxter says the launch of a transparency code shows the balance of power is finally starting to move in the direction of investors.

As a transparency code is launched for the Local Government Pension Scheme, Stephanie Baxter looks at how it could set a gold standard across the industry.