Aon Hewitt

Andrew Short asks if absolute return funds are failing to fulfil their remit and whether they still have a role to play in today's fund portfolios

The attention given to pensions deficits at blue chip companies is in danger of overshadowing the problems faced by smaller companies with defined benefit schemes, say consultants.

Annual allowance changes are forcing schemes to offer non-pensionable cash supplements and slower accrual rates to stop employees breaching the £50,000 limit on pension contributions.

FTSE350 companies' combined pensions deficit stood at £38bn at the end of July, down slightly from £44bn at the end of June after a volatile month.

UK - Cash-strapped employers intent on closing their defined benefit schemes entirely should rethink their plans as alternative strategies could save them money, Aon Hewitt says.

The Professional Pensions Show 2011 will include a investment leaders' roundtable made up of five of the investment industry's most influential figures.

Defined benefit scheme closures driven by the end of the contracting out is a price worth paying to ensure a simple single tier state pension, a leading commentator says.

PwC has expanded its pensions practice with the appointment of a partner and four additional senior hires.

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