Investment

The government has unveiled plans to underwrite infrastructure investment to help get stalling projects off the ground.

Less than half of all full-time workers are now saving into a workplace pension, according to the Office for National Statistics.

The International Monetary Fund has cut its forecasts for UK GDP growth for both this year and next as it warns of a "ratcheting up" of financial market and sovereign stress in the eurozone periphery.

The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) measure of inflation fell to 2.4% in June, from 2.8% in May, official figures show.

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The Pensions Regulator has published guidance confirming the creation of flexible rules for sponsors which leave multi-employer defined benefit schemes.

The government must set mandatory requirements for defined contribution schemes says Hymans Robertson, after research revealed default funds were delivering poor value for members.

Mercer has been appointed by the Merseyside Pension Fund to advise on the manager selection process for a passive investment mandate of up to £1.5bn.

HSBC has revealed it faces a hefty fine estimated at $1bn by analysts from US regulators for failing to have the right anti money laundering controls in place from 2004 until 2010.

Andrew Short looks at how schemes can benefit from agriculture investment, and help address the world's growing food problem at the same time.