Investment

There has been a sharp increase in investor belief that bond markets are overvalued, sparking fresh fears of a price bubble just weeks after the US interest rate rise.

Tesco's largest shareholder, the Norwegian government pension fund, has offloaded a large proportion of its holding in the supermarket.

Shanghai Composite index plummets 7%

UK defined benefit schemes ended 2015 with an aggregate deficit of £228bn after another difficult year, according to research from JLT Employee Benefits.

Legal and General (L&G) has completed its first medically underwritten bulk annuity deal with a £230m transaction with an unnamed scheme

Companies with defined benefit (DB) schemes are considering closing them due to changes in tax allowances made in the 2015 Budget according to research from PwC.

Inchcape has wound up the TKM Group scheme through a buyout with Aviva that covers £300m of pension liabilities.

Allan Course says it is time to take a new approach to DC communications

PP finds out why the scheme is looking to the Netherlands for help

The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) has launched a consultation on how communications to scheme members could be improved.