Investment

The Pensions Regulator felt it necessary to issue guidance on asset-backed funding structures and potential breaches of employer related investment rules this week.

The National Employment Savings Trust will up its exposure to return-seeking assets through direct investment about five years into its life, its chief investment officer says.

The pensions industry could be forced to legally disclose their environmental, social and governance policies under proposals put forward by the European Union.

UK - Investec has agreed to sell Rensburg Fund Management Limited to Franklin Templeton for £45m ($71.5m).

Trustees should delegate investment decisions to fiduciary managers because schemes lack the resources for strong internal governance, consultants say.

The Merseyside Pension Fund has tripled the size of its fund of hedge funds allocation with Pacific Alternative Asset Management Company (PAAMCO) to $75m (£47.1m).

Longevity swaps allow schemes to remove risk without the need to transfer assets and reduce equity positions, delegates heard.

PPF's Martin Clarke talks about the long-term levy and the new assess and pay initiative

TPR business delivery director June Mulroy explains why it is taking so long for some schemes to wind up

Trustee boards should make sure their defined contribution scheme assets are given enough attention compared with defined benefit legacy section, delegates heard.