Investment

AkzoNobel has slashed deficit recovery plans for its main UK schemes by almost €500m (£440m) over the last year as part of a strategy to cut costs and improve returns.

Water, electricity and gas companies are moving their actuarial valuation dates in a bid to include pension costs in consumer pricing reviews, PP has learnt.

Centrica has set up an £84m funding structure backed by loans to other companies in the group in a bid to plug its defined benefit deficit.

ITV's scheme deficit rose from £390m to £551m over 2012 as a falling discount rate continued to inflict pain on the broadcaster's balance sheet.

Failing to consider all aspects of a fund or fund manager can expose your portfolios to unknown risks, says Simon Vanstone

Fund managers' and pension funds' dedication to pursuing short-term investment goals is causing severely reduced returns, a panel of MPs heard.

Moody's downgrade of the UK economy could impact liability driven investment contracts and scheme discount rates, consultants warn.

European bond and stock markets saw a sharp sell-off on Monday after a shock result from the Italian election, where no political group managed to win a majority vote.

Engineering giant GKN has split its UK defined benefit scheme into two in its latest annual move to curtail scheme deficits and reduce risk, its 2012 final results reveal.

Con Keating outlines a different method for scheme valuations