Investment

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) is cutting its allocation to cash and bonds to set up a hybrid asset portfolio that will account for 12.5% of its investments.

Natasha Browne explores the potential of responsible real estate investing for pension portfolios

STV has agreed an accelerated deficit recovery plan with trustees of its two defined benefit (DB) schemes after protracted negotiations.

The National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) has added two emerging market alternative index funds to the seven "building blocks" of its default target date fund.

Proposals for a credit rating override in the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) levy framework could create an uneven playing field and significantly increase levies for big firms, warns Towers Watson.

Lynn Strongin Dodds looks at different strategies for taking advantage of the illiquidity premium

Pension Insurance Corporation has provided £114m of funding as the sole investor in an innovative loan which allows the University of London to redevelop some of its student accommodation.

Tesco corporate pensions manager Karen Wake has left the scheme after her contract ran out, a spokeswoman has confirmed.

The Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) has appointed Jeremy Hill to provide legal services to its trustee company and investment arm.

The aggregate deficit of the Pension Protection Fund 7800 Index shrank from £109.0bn to £118.2bn last month according to figures released by the lifeboat fund.