Analysis

In these straitened times ‘gold plated' public sector pensions face growing calls for fundamental structural reforms to tackle a staggering £1trn unfunded deficit.

A comprehensive survey of defined contribution schemes across the country threw up some interesting statistics on the changing nature of the market.

A consultant has branded the minimum 8% auto-enrolment contribution as "rubbish" and urged The Pensions Regulator to publicly say it was not enough.

Ongoing Financial Services Authority investigations into poor pension switching advice are expected to result in firms paying out more than £150m in redress to customers.

GLOBAL - The totality of the respondents to this month's GP 100 panel said they are neither investing nor considering investing in UCITS-compliant hedge funds.

GLOBAL - Well over two-thirds of respondents said they have not considered insuring their longevity risk.

GLOBAL - Only 22.2% of the respondents of the Global Pensions 100 Panel said they are using fundamental indexing in their portfolios.

Tom Selby looks at The Pensions Regulator's refusal to allow Reader's Digest UK to avoid administration

Caroline Allen speaks to Club Vita about how the life expectancy of scheme members is changing and the implications this has for investment strategies.

Nearly one-third of panellists said the investment rules they operate under are too restrictive and could prevent them from reaching their investment goals.