Investment

Institutional investors worth more than a trillion pounds are factoring climate change into their investment decisions, a Mercer survey shows.

The Pensions Regulator is seeking to strike a ‘difficult balance' in monitoring compliance with auto-enrolment without overloading the pensions industry with demands for information.

The Balfour Beatty Pension Fund has bought its sponsoring employer's 25.5% holding in Barking Power for £55m.

Mercer has restructured its investment business, integrating its global consulting and asset management businesses.

The National Audit Office has opened an investigation into The Pensions Regulator's handling of the defined contribution industry.

Jenny Cosgrave investigates where schemes go from here

Pension funds returned an average of 3% in 2011, with funds that have de-risked faring much better than those heavily exposed to equities, figures show.

Pension schemes are considering whether to exchange gilt holdings for buy-in insurance policies as yields fall to record lows, Hymans Robertson says.

Kees de Koning explains how economic easing can help UK schemes

The Pensions Regulator has written to payroll providers urging them to share details of their products with employers ahead of the introduction of auto-enrolment next year.