Investment

Up to £25.8bn of assets in contract-based and bundled trust-based defined contribution (DC) schemes is in funds charging 1% or more annually, according the Independent Project Board (IPB).

The Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) is at risk of falling into a cash flow crisis following years of lax governance, Centre for Policy Studies research fellow Michael Johnson has warned.

Richard Yasenchak and Leanne T. Smith discuss best practice approaches that could help mitigate trading costs

Dr Nicholas Motson, a lecturer in finance at the Cass Business School, has called for greater disclosure of fund holdings to allow researchers to calculate retail funds' 'active share'.

High-yield bonds are an attractive investment proposition in a positive growth environment with the prospect of rising interest rates in 2015, according to Schroders.

John Redwood explains why low oil prices are good news for institutional investors

Towers Watson has launched an off-shore longevity hedging service to give medium-sized schemes direct access to the reinsurance market.

M&G Real Estate fund manager Dermot Kiernan talks to Professional Pensions about the outlook for UK property market in 2015 and the best investment opportunities.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is asking annuity providers to look into their non-advised sales going back to 2008 to see if consumers missed out on higher income by buying the wrong type of annuity.

The MacDermid Canning Pension Scheme has bought out its 670-member scheme using Aon Hewitt's implemented annuities service.