Barnett Waddingham

The National Union of Mineworkers pension scheme has taken advantage of historically low gilt yields to secure a buy-in with Metlife Assurance.

The universal state pension due to be implemented from 2015 will penalise people with additional rights accrued under the current system, a consultant warns.

In the latest Pensions Conjecture our panellists discussed scheme funding and gilt yields.

An actuarial and consultancy procurement framework for local government pension schemes will launch next month promising "better prices" for schemes.

FTSE100 scheme liabilities remained static over 2011, Barnett Waddingham says.

Schemes heavily invested in equities faced a torrid May as Eurozone uncertainty created havoc in the stock markets, KPMG says.

Andrew Short investigates the reluctance of UK schemes to share other nations' enthusiasm for exchange-traded funds.

A union and pension consultancy firm has criticised a "flawed" study by a taxpayer group showing a £54bn shortfall in the Local Government Pension Scheme.

The industry has supported Steve Webb's promotion of ‘defined aspiration' occupational pensions which encourage risk sharing, but warned the government will have to make significant legislative changes to make it work.

Andrew Short looks at why dividends could be making a comeback