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Coalition plans to introduce a universal state pension of £140 a week need serious investigation to assess whether they are fair and affordable, the Labour Party warns.

An emerging dual inflation market for liability matching will further drain liquidity from index-linked gilts and swaps, the National Association of Pension Funds says.

The government has announced it will reform the country's social housing system, allowing more new affordable homes to be built, providing potential investment opportunities for pension funds.

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The UK Stewardship Code will increase collective engagement by pension funds and give institutional investors more oversight in the boardroom, say Legal & General Investment Management.

As schemes increasingly look to derisk, Laura Blows discovers how greater trustee engagement is changing the nature of LDI strategies

The National Association of Pension Funds has closed its final salary scheme to new members after liabilities soared by nearly 50% during 2009, PP has learned.

News that the National Association of Pension Funds has closed its defined benefit scheme to new members cannot come as a total surprise to readers of Professional Pensions.

Legislation allowing trustees to override RPI written in the trust deed and switch to CPI would not be in members' best interests, delegates heard.

The Pension Protection Fund's proposed levy calculation reforms will bring "stability and predictability" to scheme payments, chief executive Alan Rubenstein says.