Investment

Sackers' Ian D'Costa outlines the opportunities

Threadneedle Investors' Jim Cielinski looks at changing trends in fixed income

Taha Lokhandwala looks at how investment in social housing could be boosted by recent changes in government legislation

Rachel Dalton looks at how charities supporting DB schemes are being hit hard by the recession

Squire Sanders' Matthew Giles and Nathan Gunn consider the potential impact of a new Governor of the Bank of England on schemes

Trustees must ask providers difficult questions over possible conflicts of interest when selecting a fiduciary manager, according to Aon Hewitt.

Defined benefit (DB) scheme deficits are down £51.2bn despite falling assets, research from the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) shows.

The UK Coal pension scheme has entered the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) as part of a deal to save its sponsoring employer from insolvency.

Pension fund have increased allocations to alternatives over the last year and now have more than $1.3trn (£870m) invested with the biggest alternative asset managers, says Towers Watson.

The average annual pension contribution received by executives of FTSE100 companies has risen from £225,000 to £242,000 since 2011, according to research from LCP.