Investment

Professional Pensions has launched its inaugural Investment Performance Study to provide an in-depth assessment of scheme satisfaction with asset managers.

The Treasury Select Committee will scrutinise the impact of quantitative easing on members of the public.

Lorica Employee Benefits has launched a de-risking tool that allows members to see what value their defined benefit entitlements are worth in the annuity market.

The Department for Work and Pensions has announced that well-known business icons including Theo Paphitis and Karren Brady are among the celebrities to help promote auto-enrolment through an advertising campaign.

The Federal Reserve has unleashed a third round of quantitative easing to support the US economy following a wave of poor data and a weakening labour market.

Insurance group Admiral has boosted the membership of its scheme from 1,100 to 2,000 since March through a staff awareness campaign.

The Universities Superannuation Scheme has announced its deficit has increased from £2.9bn to £9.8bn over the past year due to historically low gilt yields.

The Superannuation Arrangements of the University of London has appointment Legal & General Investment Management as its liability driven investment manager.

Companies are factoring a possible eurozone break-up into their business plans, but are not taking the same steps for their pension scheme, a Towers Watson survey reveals.

George Osborne will deliver his annual Autumn Statement on 5 December.