Short-term bulk annuity pricing has become less predictable due to volatile market conditions and insurers adjusting to Solvency II, according to Aon Hewitt.
As falling yields lower funding levels, PP finds DB schemes are in a predicament.
Industry experts are busy putting together their predictions for how 2016 is likely to pan out. However, Anne Ford says caution is needed.
Transfer values have fallen to their lowest point for almost a year, according to Xafinity.
Colin Dryburgh puts forward the case for US treasury inflation protected securities (TIPS).
The time has come for DB schemes to approach liability management differently
The latest figures from Pension Protection Fund (PPF) 7800 Index reveal total defined benefit scheme deficits have risen 11% in one month.
If interest rates rise next year, Stephanie Baxter finds it will not be the answer to schemes' funding troubles.
The £900bn deficit in UK defined benefit (DB) schemes would require more than a year's salary from every person in the UK to fix, according to Hymans Robertson.
Professional Pensions asks a panel of experts for their view on whether infrastructure can meet pension schemes' needs for long dated assets.