Investment

Rachel Dalton asks what schemes can do to ensure they know exactly what they are being charged by transition managers

Charlotte Moore looks at the rebound in European equity confidence

Jack Jones on the watchdog's difficult balancing act

Naomi Rainey explores difficulties schemes will face due to HMRC’s interpretation of an ECJ ruling

Naomi Rainey reports on the Pension Protection Fund’s approach to responsible investment

Pensions minister Steve Webb has confirmed the government will explore changes to Pension Protection Fund (PPF) rules to help employees of companies which operate in other countries as well as the UK.

Engineering firm WS Atkins has agreed a 12-year recovery plan to close its scheme's £430m deficit.

The aggregate deficit of schemes in the PPF 7800 rose by £48.9bn in January, to £76.5bn.

The deficit at Barclays' UK Retirement Fund increased 75% in 2013, hitting £1.4bn by the end of the year.

Cornwall Pension fund will invest £60m of its £1.4bn fund into active frontier market equities co-managed by HSBC Global Asset Management.