Pensions Institute

The Pensions Institute has published a consultation on retirement incomes from defined contribution (DC) schemes as part of a review launched by Labour.

Overestimates on populations may have led to schemes overspending on buyouts.

How do valuation method affect funding levels?

Scheme sponsors may have overspent on buyout contracts as a result of irregular mortality data, the Pensions Institute (PI) has warned.

Pension funds vying for asset classes freshly introduced to the market could erode the expected returns, SEI has warned.

The tendency of pension fund managers to "herd like lemmings" is threatening the stability of financial markets, according to the Pensions Institute (PI) at Cass Business School

Trustees need to challenge their advisers over costs, Jack Jones says

Almost all active fund managers fail to outperform the market once fees are extracted from returns, according to research from the Pensions Institute (PI).

The decumulation phase of defined contribution (DC) pensions should be institutionalised to prevent savers from splashing their pots, the Pensions Institute (PI) has said.

Asset managers must reveal the full cost of management to investors, as concealed costs can account for up to 85% of a fund's total transaction fees, the Pensions Institute says.