Investment

Natasha Browne examines how pension funds are making cash work harder through short duration funds

Naomi Rainey looks at how the chewing gum manufacturer is re-engaging DB members

The Royal Mail has seen its scheme surplus soar to more than £1.8bn after trustees agreed to break the link between salaries and pensionable pay.

Hymans Robertson and Cass Business School have launched a research project to develop a method of assessing the basis risk in longevity transactions.

Sterling rose against the US dollar in morning trading after the second reading of the UK's economic growth rate confirmed an increase of 0.8% in the third quarter, in line with analysts' expectations.

Activist and trustee Philip Meadowcroft urges asset owners to engage in some public blood letting.

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) says it is unlikely to support calls for pension schemes to pool votes, after criticism from Pensions Investment Research Consultants (PIRC).

Gatemore's Mark Hodgson says the lifeboat fund's strategy has much to recommend it

Schemes undergoing triennial valuations in 2013 will see the projected time to fully repay deficits increase to 11 years, research from PwC shows.

RPMI chief executive Chris Hitchen has said implementing the recommendations from the Kay review will take another 30 years amid calls for greater scrutiny of asset managers.