Investment

PP looks at the impact of record-breaking share values on scheme funding

With the general election almost upon us we eagerly await news telling us what Cameron, Miliband et al want to do to our pension system should they be elected.

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has agreed to sell its stake in Harworth Estates, the property group split off from UK Coal, in a deal worth £150m.

Master trusts could take off in the defined benefit market. Michael Klimes finds out why.

The Trinity Mirror Group has agreed to pay £36.2m into its defined benefit schemes on an annual basis over the next three years to plug its ballooning deficit.

Insurance companies now account for 6.5% of all UK defined benefit (DB) pension scheme liabilities following another record year for risk transfers.

Pension deficits at the UK's top 100 firms have ballooned 60% in the past year, carrying on a trend of spiralling funding gaps for schemes.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) have launched a call for evidence on disclosure of transaction costs.

Con Keating asks how long-term investment can be defined and measured.

Conflicts of interest make it challenging for trustees to assess consultants