Investment

Blue chips have halved deficit payments since 2012

Cancer Research has closed its UK defined benefit pension (DB) scheme to future accruals, the charity announced in its latest financial report.

Deficits in defined benefit (DB) schemes were pushed up by falling gilt yields in July, according to official figures.

Underwritten annuity specialists Just Retirement and Partnership are set for a £1.7bn merger after retirement flexibilities introduced in April triggered a collapse in the individual annuity market.

Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF) has committed £10m to a company that funds small-scale renewable energy projects across the country.

Just one in five schemes has reconciled guaranteed minimum pensions, according to research carried out by Professional Pensions.

Stephanie Flanders sets out the three key themes for investors

Fraudsters targeting pension pots in the wake of freedom and choice reforms are increasingly linking their efforts to investment scams such as fine wines and overseas property, Citizens Advice has warned.

Tony Williams highlights what the LPFA is doing to ensure employers within the fund are as secure as possible.

A proposed cap on redundancy payoffs in the public sector could limit early pension payments from the local government pension scheme (LGPS).