Investment

PP conducted an online poll asking whether the government should hold fire on proposals forcing schemes to make adjustments to benefits to compensate for the effects of unequal GMPs. Here are the results.

Distrust and apathy will continue to act as a barrier against retirement savings ahead of auto-enrolment, according to research by Buck Consultants.

Assets in the pension funds of OECD countries reached $19.13trn at the end of 2010, up from $19.07trn (£11.65trn) at the end of 2007, an OECD report shows.

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Defined benefit assets managed under a liability-driven mandate surged last year, as traditional mandates plateau with pension investors, a key study shows.

European default on sovereign debt could cause a 45% spike in defined benefit pension scheme deficits, costing sponsors an extra £190bn, pension risk experts warn.

Some 29 FTSE350 companies are paying defined benefit deficit repayments that exceed their free cashflow, Barnett Waddingham analysis shows.

Schroders has launched a dynamic multi-asset fund to offer DC schemes an alternative to passive defaults.

At an emergency summit in Brussels, EU leaders have finally settled on a debt relief plan for Greece.

Companies could be wasting £2.1bn a year by auto-enrolling workers who will not benefit from pensions, a consultant warns.