Investment

The accounting position of FTSE 100 defined benefit (DB) schemes has worsened from a £12bn surplus to a £17bn deficit over the last 10 years despite mammoth contributions.

The transparency code set up in June for the £217bn Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) is quickly gaining traction among asset managers, with the total number of signatories reaching 12.

Here they are… The shortlists for this year's Professional Pensions Investment Awards.

Professional Pensions spoke to two Mercer experts about transferring risk to insurers. Here is what they had to say…

GLIL Infrastructure will increase its investment in a Scottish wind farm over a series of transactions in the coming months

The collective deficit of defined benefit (DB) schemes decreased by £40bn to £420bn over July, according to PwC's monthly Skyval index.

Rory Murphy, trustee chairman of the Merchant Navy Officers Pension Fund, tells Stephanie Baxter why trustees must take more responsibility and not shift blame onto advisers and managers.

LIBOR is set to be phased out by 2021. Jonathan Stapleton looks at how the withdrawal of this benchmark will affect schemes

Gender imbalance among senior actuaries is still common but the industry is providing solutions and aims to tackle the wider lack of diversity, writes Kim Kaveh

Professional Pensions spoke to Russell Investments about how to make the most of currency exposures. Here is what they have to say…