Investment

The pensions deficit at Whitbread has increased by 40% from March to September according to its latest half-year results.

Workers at Rolls-Royce will receive a boost to their retirement incomes due to a number of reforms it took more than a decade ago, the Financial Times says.

Recent research from Cerulli Associates shows improving the quality of DC default funds is a major priority for the industry across Europe. Helen Morrissey looks at how this might be done.

The DB Taskforce's interim report reveals the risk of schemes not paying benefits in full is higher than previously thought. Jonathan Stapleton looks at the findings and assesses what can be done.

Sorca Kelly-Scholte looks at the legacy of zero and negative interest rate policies.

Hilary Salt looks at the challenges of operating in a low interest rate environment.

The defined benefit (DB) regulatory framework is too rigid and needs to be made adaptable to ensure scheme sustainability, according to the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA).

The UK should appreciate its defined benefit (DB) system and not make hasty reforms which undermine its sustainability according to the Trades Union Congress (TUC).

In his second article on DB issues Con Keating asks what the purpose is of a pension fund?

Majority of respondents believe DB sponsors will have to reconsider dividend payments.