Investment

The Pensions Regulator has hit back at accusations it is "sitting on its hands" over guidance on asset-backed contributions but ruled out bringing a test case to clarify their legality.

Venture capitalist 3i has given its pension scheme security over a £150m shareholding in 3i Infrastructure as part of a long-term de-risking strategy.

Merseyside Pension Fund is set to widen the collateral permitted for use in its securities lending programme in a bid to boost its revenue by 20%.

Jonathan Stapleton says size does matter

A 90% surge in interest rate hedging and a 14% increase in inflation hedging drove the value of scheme liabilities hedged in the third quarter of the year above £22bn, research shows.

J.P. Morgan has given Professional Pensions a limited number of tickets for the Heroes Rugby Challenge, which it is supporting, to be held at Twickenham on Saturday 3 December.

Short-term inflation remains a "headache" for schemes and sponsors, despite a fall in the inflation rate in October.

The Pensions Trust has appointed Cardano as investment adviser to its £800m growth plan.

Frank Klein discusses the continued relevance of climate change issues in investing

UK pension funds have helped Aberdeen Asset Management launch two new diversified growth funds, rolled out to capitalise on the growing demand from investors for DGF investments.