Investment

The governor of the Bank of England has told the UK to prepare for a potential rise in interest rates this year.

Helen Morrissey looks at the potential impact of the Budget on UK gilts

The number of savers putting enough money into their pension to secure an adequate retirement is at its highest level since 2009 at 53%, according to Scottish Widows research.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has used its latest annual funding statement to urge trustees facing difficult negotiations make greater use of flexibilities in the funding regime.

The Pensions Regulator has urged trustees and employers to "work in a collaborative and transparent way" on scheme funding in its latest defined benefit code of practice.

The nine key points from the regulator's new code of practice

Members of the Visteon pension fund have accepted a £28m settlement with former employer Ford over losses suffered when the scheme entered the Pension Protection Fund (PPF).

A FTSE100 firm has become the first company to use a surety bond as part of its scheme funding strategy after securing a £400m transaction, says Aon Hewitt.

Pension deficits have increased for the third consecutive month, according to data published by Mercer.

Deficits in FTSE350 pension schemes are at the lowest levels compared to the financial strength of their sponsors since before the last recession, according to PwC.