Investment

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.

While last year's Budget put the focus firmly on DC, trustees still need to be aware of potential risks in their DB scheme say Peter Murphy and Arshad Khan.

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) is developing plans to bring some of its asset management in-house as it expects to see external manager fees rise 50% this year.

Hilary Salt warns quick-fix compliance is replacing professional judgement

The total deficits of defined benefit (DB) schemes in the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) 7800 have fallen by 32% after hitting record levels in January.

Delaying the tightening of pension transfer regulation until after the April pension freedoms could result in two months of confusion and poor decisions, it has been said.