Investment

Absence of consistent definitions as well as legislation and regulation are barriers

Insurer says ‘buoyant’ bulk annuity market will create ‘considerable’ future opportunities

Research finds inclusion of private markets could also drive higher contributions

Simon Bentley says the result is likely to be only ‘modest tweaks’ in endgame strategies

Consultancy says smaller schemes dominated market activity in H1, with £40bn of transactions predicted

TPT research finds on average DB scheme running costs rose by 37% in the last year

Data for ‘tranche 17’ schemes from 2021 to 2022 also shows reduction in length of recovery plans

XPS finds half of LGPS funds have not committed to net-zero, but many have chosen a 2050 target

Regulator makes clear how it intends new DB funding regime will operate