Investment

UK - The government has announced a six month delay in the increase in the state pension age in 2020.

Fears compulsory workplace schemes might burden members with charges that are too high are "exaggerated", a senior actuary says.

B&CE is to launch a new brand to extend its pension provision to the wider market in November.

Andrew Short looks at the issues involved in ESG investing

Schemes are continuing to focus on equity performance risk despite reducing allocations to this class, research finds.

The Actuarial Profession has suggested scheme actuaries be barred from advising companies on funding but stopped short of proposing an outright ban on actuaries working for both trustee and sponsor.

Few companies are considering levelling down defined contribution arrangements for auto-enrolment, Aon Hewitt says.

The Emap Flexiplan defined contribution pension scheme has completed its complex wind-up within 18 months.

Current investment theory and practice runs the risk of failing investors at their time of greatest need, a new group of investment managers warns.

Defined benefit schemes plunged £80bn further into deficit in September leaving more than 80% now with a funding void, according to the Pension Protection Fund.