Investment

The BBC Pension Scheme trustees have negotiated an extra £365m employer contribution to tackle the fund's £2bn deficit.

Devon County Council Pension Fund has awarded a £40m infrastructure mandate to Aviva Investors.

Higher nominal and index-linked gilt yields helped to reduce the liabilities of the PPF 7800 index by 2.7% in December 2013, according to the Pension Protection Fund's (PPF) latest update.

The UK's headline inflation rate fell to 2% in December, rounding off a near 1% fall since the summer, official data has shown.

The trustees of GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK) pension schemes have hired fiduciary manager Cardano as investment adviser.

Royal London Group is in discussion with the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) over joining its £2bn infrastructure fund, a spokesman has confirmed.

Brighton Rock head of research Con Keating argues for true engagement

Ryanair has closed its defined benefit (DB) scheme to existing members after paying in €12.5m (£10.4m) to plug its deficit.

The number of firms making asset-backed contributions (ABCs) to their schemes shot up in 2013, despite The Pensions Regulator (TPR) warning trustees to approach such arrangements with caution.

Almost half (48%) of pension schemes monitor their funding levels on a quarterly basis, according to research from Legal and General Investment Management (LGIM).