Investment

There are no boundaries to smaller schemes taking environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into consideration in their investment decisions says Mark Thompson.

The best approach to investment governance is debatable, but many large schemes have a similar approach. James Phillips reports

Default funds in defined contribution (DC) schemes need to take advantage of "more complex investments" says BlackRock's Claire Finn.

Deficits could be reduced by hundreds of billions of pounds if schemes were able to move away from the Retail Prices Index (RPI).

Multiple codes of conduct on charges and costs would be "horrendous" and make it harder to boost transparency says Margaret Snowdon.

The total funding level of the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) 7800 index has worsened for the fourth month in a row, after further gilt yield falls.

It is "easy" and "profitable" for the fund management industry to ignore the problem of excessive hidden charges says David Pitt-Watson.

Nearly three-quarters (73%) of staff would welcome monthly pension checks during work hours according to Aegon research.

Fixed income investors have flocked to emerging market debt to take advantage of higher yields but risks are coming through which could threaten the asset class. Stephanie Baxter reports

Associated British Foods (ABF) expects its defined benefit (DB) scheme to have a £200m deficit by the end of 2016 due to tumbling bond yields.