De-risking

Savers in defined contribution (DC) pensions need to take investment risk over a longer period if they want to retire comfortably according to Emma Douglas.

This week we want to know if the industry takes the security the Pensions Protection Fund (PPF) and The Pensions Regulator (TPR) provide to pensioners for granted.

Leeds University Business School (LUBS) has partnered with Aon Hewitt to investigate how behavioural economics affect the decisions of defined benefit (DB) scheme trustees.

CH2M has announced proposed plans to curb benefits for the 3,300 members of the beleaguered Halcrow Pension Scheme (HPS).

Longevity risk remains a top concern for a quarter of pension professionals according to research by State Street.

The Halcrow Pensioners Association (HPA) says The Pensions Regulator (TPR) could have done more to help prevent the scheme's spiralling pension deficit.

Chief financial officers (CFOs) are concerned they may have to sell their defined benefit (DB) assets at reduced prices to meet pension payments according to Hymans Robertson.

The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association's DB taskforce is exploring whether members should be better informed about the risks to their benefits. Kristian Brunt-Seymour looks at how this could work

Aegon has sold the final third of its UK annuity portfolio to Legal & General (L&G) as part of its strategy to free up capital from non-core business.

Plans to save the beleaguered Halcrow Pension Scheme have come under fire by the association representing some of its members. Kristian Brunt-Seymour reports.