Investment

London Pensions Fund Authority (LPFA) and Lancashire County Pension Fund are hiring a board to oversee their asset and liability management (ALM) partnership.

The planned £129m sale of Aga announced today will put the firm's defined benefit pension scheme on firmer financial footing, according to the trustees' adviser.

Seven out of eight of the National Employment Saving Trust's (NEST) investment funds have outperformed their benchmarks since its establishment in 2011.

The trustees of Asda's defined benefit (DB) scheme have appointed Aon Hewitt to provide actuarial advice, replacing Mercer.

Water should not be considered a niche asset class as it provides a good match for pension funds, Natasha Browne hears

There has been a persistent fall in defined benefit (DB) pension scheme deficits over the past quarter, according to official data.

The UK's inflation rate fell back to zero last month, down from 0.1% in May, as the prices of clothing, fuel and food all fell.

Worries about flighty trustees miss the point

As the government unveils plans that would effectively force local government pension funds to pool their investments, Stephanie Baxter looks at what could be in store.

The government has introduced an income tax exemption for financial advice provided as part of employer-led transfer exercises from defined benefit (DB) to defined contribution (DC) pension schemes.