Investment

Rachel Dalton on the need for trustee training to improve investment decisions

Major consultants are advocating ‘multi-asset credit' strategies within pension scheme bond portfolios, which include active allocations across sub-investment grade debt.

Carl Hitchman advances the debate on fidcuiary management

The number of active members in occupational schemes in the UK continues to slide according to figures from the Office for National Statistics.

A "somewhat surprising" intervention by the European Commission has made it unlikely pension funds will be successful in the Wheels VAT case, experts argue.

FairPensions has announced a training event for employees interested in lobbying their pension funds for responsible 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.