Scottish & Newcastle pension scheme members are asking government to investigate Heineken over claims the brewer reneged on its promise to provide discretionary pension increases each year.
Interest rate hedges by pension funds fell by 24% over the first quarter of the year, hit by a difficult swap market and stale funding levels, F&C reports.
CHINA - Chinese growth raced ahead 9.7% in the first quarter of 2011, while inflation hit its highest level since 2008.
With the Bank of England pessimistic about long-term inflation targets, Charlotte Moore considers scheme strategies for mitigating this unrewarded risk
Henry Boot shaved £10m to £12m off its pension liabilities last year through an enhanced transfer value exercise and switching to RPI indexation, results show.
UK pension buyouts rise; UK pension schemes prepare for inflation; We can move fast, but not all the time
Professional Pensions assembled a panel of three industry experts to talk about inflation risk, how it would affect schemes and what funds can do to address this.
Final salary members could see 4% slashed from their benefits after the Bank of England used miscalculated inflation rates for more than a decade, experts say.