Investment

The majority of respondents in this week's Pensions Buzz agree with Neil Woodford's investment firm that de-risking has worsened scheme deficits.

Post Office employees are set to strike next week over the planned closure of its defined benefit (DB) scheme and branches.

The Pensions Regulator has warned trustees against complacency when assessing environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues within portfolios.

Hermes Investment Management has hired Robert Wall, who joins from the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB).

Pension funds are increasingly using requests for proposals (RFPs) and due diligence to select fiduciary management providers, according to Aon Hewitt research.

People's optimism in their retirement saving plans has dropped since Brexit according to research by Scottish Widows.

Major pension funds and asset managers have voted against the re-election of Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley and chairman Keith Hellawell at the company's annual general meeting on 7 September.

BNP Paribas Securities Services has signed up to the United Nations' Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).

Aviva Investors has appointed four senior managers in a bid to expand its client solutions function.

In the fourth of a four-part series looking at residential real estate investment, M&G Real Estate fund manager Alex Greaves and Hermes Real Estate fund director Philip Nell discuss the key points for pension scheme investors.