Investment

The combined defined benefit (DB) deficit has reached another all-time high on the back of further gilt yield falls following setbacks in the central bank's bond buying programme.

Over 2500 members of Halcrow Pension Scheme have agreed to transfer into a new scheme that lowers benefits but keeps them out of the Pension Protection Fund (PPF).

This week we want to know if there is a particular group of people the Work and Pensions Committee should scrutinise during its inquiry into the regulation of defined benefit (DB) schemes.

Helena Morrissey, chief executive of Newton Investment Management, has stepped down from the position for a new role as non-executive chair of the board.

This week's biggest stories included Lloyds' trade union taking legal action over GMP equalisation, a same sex partner benefits appeal case, and asset managers arguing hidden fees are the 'Loch Ness Monster of investments'.

Pension funds remain the most preferred way to invest spare cash, according to research by HSBC Global Asset Management.

The 2016 PPIA awards process has been launched. Find out more about this year's accolades here...

The telephone is the least popular way to communicate with a prospective client, according to PP research.

Royal Mail's defined benefit (DB) scheme could be closed to future accrual after its contributions are set to more than double from 2018.

Buy-in and buyout deals slowed down in the first six months to £2.7bn, which is just over half of business written in H1 last year, according to LCP.