Investment

Over half (57%) of people are more likely to stay with a company that offers pensions related advice according to Wealth Wizards.

Guidance has been published by the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) for employers participating in the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).

Punter Southall Administration Limited (PSAL) has taken over the administration of the Atkins Pension Plan.

The chairman of the local government pension scheme (LGPS) advisory board has warned it would be foolish to not work with the minister as an ally.

Up to 4.8 million UK scheme members invested in hedge funds pay 36 times more in fees than they would for low cost alternatives according to SCM Direct.

A shift in longer dated gilt yields of 0.3% triggered by a Brexit could change defined benefit (DB) liabilities by £70bn according to the Society of Pension Professionals (SPP).

The secretary of state's powers to intervene in the local government pension scheme (LGPS) will only be used where justified, according to the local government minister.

Only 3% of final salary defined benefit (DB) schemes with assets of over £1bn are now open to new members according to Barnett Waddingham.

As the £5.1bn Neuberger Berman High Yield Bond Fund approaches its 10-year anniversary, Thomas O'Reilly examines the current state of the asset class and explains why investors are witnessing an attractive pocket of opportunity in fallen angels.

Consultants have been battling with fund managers for years on the ‘dressing up' of track records. Yet it continues to be a challenge even more so in DC, writes Stephanie Baxter