Investment

The biggest stories were the long-awaited Just Retirement and Partnership merger, and revelations the government could be forced to fork out £2bn for the British Steel scheme.

With the steel industry's fortunes hanging in the balance, PP considers the prospects for its pension fund.

Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) has concluded a £300m buy-in with the trustees of the VA Tech UK Pension Scheme, including a retrocession to Siemens' captive reinsurer.

Strong economic and demographic fundamentals in the UK regions are creating private rented sector opportunities comparable with those in the capital, writes Philip Nell, fund director of the VISTA UK Residential Real Estate Fund

Poor quality data can complicate the journey of many schemes applying to the Financial Assistance Scheme. Terry Monk highlights this issues schemes should bear in mind.

The government may have to inject £2bn into the British Steel Pension Scheme to sell the Tata Steel business, according to the frontrunner to buy the assets.

Allowing certain women to access their state pension early would have little or no benefit for those affected by the rise in age, according to Royal London's Steve Webb.

Historically UK pension funds have been behind the curve when it comes to integrating ESG issues into investment decision making. However, Lynn Strongin-Dodds believes this is changing.

Matt Wilmington has joined Legal & General's (L&G) pension risk transfer business as director of strategic transactions.

Discussions are progressing on creating a UK infrastructure investment platform to sit alongside the main LGPS pools.