Railways Pension Scheme
Equalising survivor benefits would show pensions are for everyone
Frances O’Grady says equalisation would not cost much and would make a huge difference
Railpen will consider scheme partnerships to raise illiquidity exposure
The Railways Pension Scheme will look to partner with other pension funds as it seeks the best ways to increase its exposure to illiquid assets.
RPMI joins action to force Vivendi to ditch double votes
RPMI Railpen Investments has co-signed a shareholder move urging French media company Vivendi to drop double voting rights for long-term investors.
Why double voting rights in EU is bad news for UK schemes
PP looks at criticisms of plans to reward long-term investors
All change: How the Railways Pension Scheme has transformed its approach to investment
Jonathan Stapleton looks at how the £21bn Railways Pension Scheme (RPS) has transformed its approach to investment over the past 18 months
Absolute Return Partners recruits investment manager from Railpen
Alison Major Lépine has been appointed investment manager by Absolute Return Partners (ARP).
DWP names Eversheds' Arter preferred candidate for Pensions Ombudsman
The government has named Eversheds consultant Anthony Arter as its preferred candidate to replace Tony King as Pensions Ombudsman.
Can the Investor Forum represent asset owners with just two schemes on board?
The body formed in response to the Kay Review has too few schemes and too many asset managers
RPMI Railpen launches in-house investment leadership team
RPMI Railpen has created an in-house investment leadership team and appointed Richard Williams as chief investment risk officer.
Pension Scheme of the Year Awards 2013 - The Winners
Here it is - the complete list of winners for this year's Pension Scheme of the Year Awards.
National Express deficit balloons despite pensioner buy-in
National Express has seen its schemes' overall deficit increase more than ten times despite securing a buy-in for one of its three schemes.
High frequency trading hitting scheme member funds - Railways pension chief
High frequency trading of pension fund investments is reducing the value of scheme members' pensions, the Railways Pension Trustee Company chief executive says.
Schemes urge FTSE to change free-float rules to protect shareholders
Schemes have urged FTSE Group to increase entry requirements for admittance to its listed stock exchanges to boost minority shareholder safeguards.
Scope of index anger is yet to be seen
The heated meeting of APS members on Monday shows just how deeply feelings run over the CPI indexation switch.
Railpen issues £80m commodities mandate
Railpen has appointed Schroder NewFinance Capital to manage a £80m mandate for its commodity portfolio.
Funds back FRC Stewardship Code
An influential group of UK pension funds have written to the Financial Reporting Council supporting the Stewardship Code for investors.
NAPF adds vigour to its investment council
The National Association of Pension Funds has elected two members to its 19-strong investment council.