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The trustees of the Alps Electric Pension Scheme have concluded a £33m buyout of its liabilities with Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC).

The government should re-consider its decision to allow newly-created companies the right to defer enrolling new members of staff by up to three months, says Adrian Boulding.

The combined deficit of defined benefit (DB) schemes increased by £45.5bn over February to £242bn according to the Pension Protection Fund's (PPF) latest update.

This week we want to know if consultants are reluctant to offer trustee clients honest feedback and if they have a firm understanding of implicit investment costs.

Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) has invested £93m in secured debt issued by Welsh Housing Partnership, an initiative that supplies new affordable housing across Wales.

Fully merging DB assets and liabilities into superfunds is "impractical and unrealistic", according to most respondents in last week's Pensions Buzz.

Willis Towers Watson has introduced a secure income fund that provides a cash flow generating alternative to traditional credit and gilts.

Improving diversity is about delivering improved results rather than being nice to people or being politically correct according to Helena Morrissey.

Greater diversity of thought and approach is needed if schemes are to make the most of the current low return environment.

The combined deficit of Coats Group's three defined benefit (DB) schemes rose by £181m over 2016, according to its annual financial report.