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Dominic Chappell's claim the British Home Stores (BHS) trustees supported a proposal to restructure pensions before he bought the retailer is "incorrect and untrue" according to new evidence.

With the referendum on Britain's membership of the EU just two days away, what should pension scheme managers and trustees expect in the event of Brexit? James Phillips reports.

The amount of hedged defined benefit (DB) liabilities grew to £741bn by the end of 2015 according to KPMG.

Watching the latest instalment of the BHS saga provides valuable lessons for sponsoring employers finds Helen Morrissey.

Pension funds have traditionally had exposure to infrastructure through equity, but debt is increasingly being touted as an attractive route. Stephanie Baxter looks at whether it is suitable for schemes.

Young workers' pension funds are being sacrificed so private companies can afford to pay "over-generous" pensions for older members, according to the Intergenerational Foundation (IF).

Sir Philip Green's appearance in front of the Work and Pensions Select Committee raised interesting questions around sponsor responsibilities to scheme members says Helen Morrissey

While moving to CPI indexation can significantly reduce scheme liabilities, it can make buy-ins and buyouts more expensive. Kristian Brunt-Seymour finds pricing has slightly improved but still has a long way to go

Hugh Nolan believes the ongoing BHS story demonstrates some positives for the industry.

Redington has elevated Dan Mikulskis as head of defined benefit (DB) pensions in a newly created role.