Investment

The 2013 regulations for the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) do not do enough to help schemes protect against insolvent employers, experts warn.

Gatemore Capital Management has launched a delegated investment management service for schemes.

A good communications strategy is essential to high uptake of any workplace benefits programme.

Five local authority pension funds have launched a £250m ‘investing for growth' initiative, aimed at boosting returns and delivering "positive" economic impact.

Asset-backed funding (ABF) arrangements are reaching new levels as the industry saw £700m worth of deals in the six months from September 2012, research from KPMG shows.

AMNT’s Robin Bell says trustees must be well-trained and attentive in this economic climate

Schemes are delaying de-risking plans and reviewing automatic triggers as sponsors increasingly believe gilt yields will rise in the short term, a senior actuary says.

Schemes are increasingly looking at fixed income assets such as high yield, Charlotte Moore finds

Loan notes are becoming popular in asset-backed funding as pension schemes and sponsors increasingly use special purpose vehicles (SPVs) to reduce scheme deficits, lawyers say.

Naomi Rainey looks at Cheshire Pension Fund’s approach to the changing shape of local authorities