Investment

The FTSE 100 has broken through its previous peak to set a new record high as it nears the 7,000 mark.

Balfour Beatty has set up an £85m asset-backed contributions structure to plug the estimated £284m deficit of its defined benefit (DB) pension scheme.

Heathrow has agreed to spend an extra £3m annually over nine years until 2023 to plug the £300m deficit of its defined benefit (DB) pension scheme.

The market for enhanced bulk annuities has almost hit £700m after a bumper fourth quarter in which 10% of all transactions was medically underwritten, according to research from Hymans Robertson.

Deloitte has launched a defined benefit (DB) master trust that bundles up its actuarial and administration services.

Trustees struggle to assess asset managers and investment consultants, according a Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) review that also identified conflicts of interest and a lack of competition in the markets.

The record deficits recorded on the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) 7800 index last month are no cause for alarm according to the lifeboat fund's chief executive.

Natasha Browne examines the likelihood of negative inflation and the consequences for pension schemes.

More than half of asset management firms will not reduce fees for the April charge cap on defined contribution (DC) default funds, according to a poll.

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