Investment

Drawdown products must be designed around member engagement as investment solutions "cannot be a panacea", according to RBS head of group pensions Carol Young.

Rising profits and executive pay at a time of stagnant wages have eroded trust in business but schemes rely on profitable companies

Actuarial firms have become more competitive in the UK but the scope of services and charges varies. Michael Klimes investigates

EU Commissioner Lord Jonathan Hill has given reassurance that he will have the last say over controversial EU proposals on scheme funding.

Top stories this week include trustees banned over an £11m scam, criticism of compliance-focused actuaries and plans to let people cash in annuities. Here's what you might have missed.

The introduction of a charge cap on transaction costs would be "unworkable" and could lead to inefficiencies, experts have warned.

The government is consulting on relaxing the employer debt regime that requires firms to pay their portion of any deficit in full when they leave a multi-employer scheme.

Illiquid assets such as infrastructure present a big opportunity for schemes to make significant returns, according to Man Group chief executive Manny Roman.

The pensions industry must innovate to enable the ageing population to invest in much smarter ways, according to the National Association of Pension Funds' (NAPF) Ruston Smith.

Tesco's pension scheme has invested in the Pensions Infrastructure Platform (PIP) to create better value for its members.