Investment

European Commissioner Michel Barnier has announced a delay to the timetable to apply Solvency II rules to UK pension schemes, but "insisted" they will be included.

The British Chamber of Commerce has revised down its forecast for economic growth this year, from 0.6% to 0.1%

The Pensions Regulator has revealed more details about an "extremely uncommon" Regulated Apportionment Arrangement deal it struck with British Midland Airways.

BT Pension Scheme has boosted its UK infrastructure portfolio by buying a 13% stake in the holding company of Thames Water.

More than half of the pensions industry feels that liability-driven investment techniques could be used for defined contribution schemes, Schroders research reveals.

Pension providers must be monitored closely by the government during the course of auto-enrolment and may need to be regulated by The Pensions Regulator, MPs say.

The impending implementation of Basel III regulations for banks across Europe will push up the price of derivatives for schemes, experts warn.

A levy on local authority schemes could be introduced to fund the creation of an independent national governance organisation aimed at improving standards and scheme performance.

Severn Trent has established a new defined contribution scheme which will replace the current DC and defined benefit plans by 2015.

Guidance banning trustees from dealing with people and organisations on the Treasury's financial sanctions list will create an administrative nightmare, warns an independent trustee.