Investment

Trustees should scrutinise fund managers that restructure their teams to ensure they remain committed to the initial objectives the pension scheme bought into, experts say.

The introduction of the flat-rate state pension will result in 'unintended consequences' for public sector pension schemes, the Local Government Association (LGA) warns.

Investment consultancy P-Solve is to merge with asset manager River and Mercantile and is planning an initial public offering (IPO) to fund its growth plans.

The National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) has announced that the Pension Infrastructure Platform (PIP) has launched the PPP Equity PIP Limited Partnership, its first fund.

The trustees of the Dynochem UK Pension Scheme have concluded a £15m buyout of pensioner liabilities and 100 members with the Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC).

Four out of five respondents said investment consultants should be fully regulated, while just over one in 10 said there was no call for this.

Half of Buzz respondents feel consultants have a duty to promote stewardship, while three out of 10 contributors said this fell outside their remit.

Global firms may be underestimating their defined benefit (DB) liabilities by "tens of billions of euros" because of differing longevity across the countries in which they operate, LCP warns.

Trustees should explore reshaping benefit structures before entering into a buyout to avoid paying over the odds for inflation hedging, say consultants.

Jack Jones looks at the state of the UK’s growing number of £1bn plus schemes