Investment

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

The bitter truth about volatility

Pensions Buzz: sponsors can't push trustees around

Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) has seen its funding deficit increase by £2.4bn in its latest triennial valuation as low gilt yields pushed up its liabilities.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has told defined benefit trustees to assess employer covenants as part of their triennial valuations, and monitor employer support regularly.

BT Pension Scheme has almost doubled its exposure to private equity through Hermes Gartmore Private Equity (GPE).

Lorraine Bennett has joined the Local Government Association (LGA) as pensions adviser after working for a string of local pension schemes.

The devaluation of China's currency will have a deflationary impact on global markets in the near term, according to Royal London Asset Management.