Investment
Law and Regulation
Two years have passed since the Law Commission's landmark review that attempted to clear up confusion over trustees' fiduciary duties. Stephanie Baxter finds despite some initial progress there is much more work to be done.
12 July 2016
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5 min read
Investment
Several property funds suspended trading last week in the wake of large outflows. Helen Morrissey asks whether pension funds are taking a long-term view.
11 July 2016
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4 min read
Risk Reduction
The cost of longevity risk for defined benefit (DB) schemes has increased by 50% in the past 12 years due to falling long-term interest rates.
11 July 2016
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
This week we want to know if schemes need a different approach in how they calculate liabilities and if NEST will repay its loan to the government.
11 July 2016
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1 min read
Defined Benefit
The industry has to be more flexible to make defined benefit (DB) schemes more sustainable during this time of economic uncertainty says Ros Altmann.
08 July 2016
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
Mortality studies are increasingly seen as a method for trustees and companies to better understand scheme membership life expectancy. Kristian Brunt-Seymour explores how this can help companies make better financial decisions.
08 July 2016
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4 min read
Defined Benefit
Brian Spence asks what DB trustees should do in the aftermath of the referendum result.
08 July 2016
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4 min read
Defined Benefit
A report commissioned by Sky sets out ways to separate Openreach from BT Group without putting pension scheme members at risk, following the telecoms giant's warnings.
07 July 2016
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3 min read
Communication
Concerns have been raised about making members more aware of risks to their defined benefit (DB) pensions, for fear of leading to panic and knee-jerk reactions.
07 July 2016
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2 min read
