Investment

Jack Jones looks at plans revealed in the Autumn Statement to ease the burden of DB

The Co-operative has added an additional assessment criterion for auto-enrolment to address the issue of fluctuating hours.

Auto-enrolment could lead to increasing risk aversion in UK schemes, pension professionals believe.

The £1.45bn Berkshire Pension Fund has appointed Kames Capital to manage a £70m global equity mandate.

A traditional risk-to-return investment strategy is most effective in balancing social responsibility with financial goals, Cambridge Associates says.

Most asset managers (84%) consider environmental, social and governance issues as part of their investment process, an Aviva Investors report says.

Deficits in UK schemes remain stubbornly high as the aggregate shortfall for schemes in the PPF 7800 index rose above £250bn last month.

Solvency II-style capital requirements for schemes could cost employers £350bn, cut 180,000 jobs from the economy and reduce the value of pensions warns the Confederation of British Industry.

Two doctors and their accomplice have been banned from acting as directors of a company for more than 14 years for failing pay almost £700,000 in staff pension contributions to their scheme.

More than £900m bulk annuity transactions were agreed between July and September 2012, bringing total business to £2.5bn in the year so far.