Investment

There are plenty of alternatives to just closing schemes

LCP has been hired to advise the Rebus Insurance Services Limited Final Salary Pension Scheme (2003).

Aatish Suchak highlights the importance of managing carbon risk in a portfolio.

Pension schemes must review their contracts with investment managers to identify issues that could put trustees' fiduciary duties at risk, according to Squire Patton Boggs.

Ensign Pensions is to stop providing services to the Merchant Navy Ratings Pension Fund (MPRPF) over concerns conflicts of interest.

Almost one in eight calls to Fidelity's Retirement Service in October was from people enquiring about how to use their defined benefit (DB) pots following the April pension freedoms.

Short termism is short changing tomorrow's pensioners

Crisis averted, for now

Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS), Canadian OPSEU Pension Trust (OPTrust) and Dutch PGGM, have agreed to buy 100% shares in a Spanish infrastructure company for up to €420m (£300m).

Total UK defined benefit (DB) pension deficits shrunk slightly in October but still stand at £228bn, according to figures from JLT Employee Benefits.