Investment

A former member of the Monetary Policy Committee has claimed Bank of England governor Mervyn King was "unprepared" for the credit crisis and "controlled the bank with an iron fist."

The country's largest supermarket chains will become the first employers to auto-enrol their workforces this autumn.

Government plans to enforce GMP equalisation will bring about a fresh wave of defined benefit scheme closures and could imperil the overall health of the economy, the industry warns.

The government National Infrastructure Plan looks like a perfect investment fit for pension funds. Lynn Strongin Dodds examines the opportunities and the risks.

A Canadian infrastructure vehicle is set to go head-to-head with the UK government-backed Pension Infrastructure Platform in competition for scheme infrastructure cash.

Quantitative easing has no proven effect on annuity rates, pensions minister Steve Webb claims.

Labour has put forward a series of amendments to the Financial Services Bill to strengthen stewardship practices in the UK.

The government's "loose" monetary policy of quantitative easing and low interest rates is diminshing retirees' income, a report by MPs concludes.

A leading independent trustee has warned the structure of current defined contribution schemes will lead to social unrest.

The UK Consumer Prices Index (CPI) climbed in March as higher food and clothing prices pushed inflation up to 3.5%.