Investment

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.

FTSE100 company defined contribution schemes' use of default options has increased from 82% to 92% over the past year but a fifth of defaults do not meet government standards, a consultant says.

The leaders of the four biggest parties in the Welsh Assembly have urged Iain Duncan Smith to reinstate the full pensions of former Allied Steel and Wire workers.

The Pensions Regulator must investigate the way in which employers consult with their workforces on scheme changes, the Association of Member Nominated Trustees says.

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.

UK pension schemes hedged a record £13.9bn of inflation risk in the first quarter of the year, according to research from F&C.