Investment

Employers are looking to cut contributions

Giving trustees power over scheme assets

Asset managers must open up to allow investors to separate the skilful from the luck

UK inflation rises 0.1% in July to beat forecasts

Plans to release public funds on setting up a special purpose vehicle (SPV) for Newham Pension Fund have been called in by the council's overview and scrutiny (OS) committee following concerns.

Bank of England governor Mark Carney has been speaking to the largest fund management houses about how prepared they are for a mass sell-off that could follow an interest rate rise.

The £900bn deficit in UK defined benefit (DB) schemes would require more than a year's salary from every person in the UK to fix, according to Hymans Robertson.

The decision to increase public sector employee pension contributions is expected to net the Treasury an extra £2.9bn in 2014-15, according to official figures.

London Pension Fund Authority (LPFA) chairman Edi Truell is to step down to take up a position advising London Mayor Boris Johnson on pensions.

Consultants see an opportunity for DB schemes