Investment

Employers can increase the value of their employees' pension pots by up to 40% purely through better governance, without upping their contributions, JLT Benefit Solutions research has claimed.

Royal London Asset Management has been appointed to run a bond mandate for the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST).

A union and pension consultancy firm has criticised a "flawed" study by a taxpayer group showing a £54bn shortfall in the Local Government Pension Scheme.

As Bank of England governor Mervyn King approaches the end of his tenure, speculation is mounting over who will take the hot seat at the Bank of England when he steps down.

Scottish Widows Investment Partnership, the asset management arm of Lloyds, is shutting down a string of its regional investment desks with the loss of half its 38-strong management team, according to reports.

Fidelity has launched a range of default lifestyle funds that combine active asset allocation with passive investment instruments.

UBS and Nomura have followed Credit Suisse in pulling out of the longevity swap market, citing capital requirements and regulatory changes, PP understands.

FirstGroup has changed the accrual rates of its career average scheme and will introduce a defined contribution scheme for auto-enrolment.

The Pensions Regulator has revealed more details about two trustees it removed last year for investing £2m of scheme assets in an unregulated Belize-based investment vehicle.

The Pensions Ombudsman has rejected a case arguing members of the Armed Forces Pension Scheme were misled into the assumption benefits would always be linked to RPI.