Carillion

One of the curiosities of Carillion's failure was how shareholders in the firm seemingly failed to notice the firm's demise.

The directors of collapsed construction giant Carillion were "contemptuous" of funding their defined benefit (DB) pension schemes, and "refused to give an inch", Frank Field has alleged.

Richard Butcher says we need proper debate about proposed DB solutions to avoid rushed and ill-thought-out legislation

Research by Hymans Robertson predicts existing options could shrink the DB universe by four-fifths in 25 years' time. Stephanie Baxter explores its predictions

Documents published by two select committees reveal there were warning signs about construction group Carillion's position and illustrate the "chronic underfunding" of the 13 UK defined benefit (DB) schemes.

Most men and women in this week's Pensions Buzz believe sexual harassment is not a big issue in the industry.

The regulatory framework is too restrictive and The Pensions Regulator (TPR) is hampered by conflicting objectives, Robin Ellison and Chris Martin told a parliamentary inquiry today.

Carillion trustees received advice in 2012 to implement a progressive dividend policy and put in place other undertakings and support structures but these recommendations were rebuffed by the sponsor, correspondence has revealed.

Colin Meech questions whether an asset manager can act in the best interests of clients who are employees of a company that the same asset manager is shorting

"We must do something, this is something, therefore we must do this," is the politician's fallacy famously expounded by Sir Humphrey Appleby in the BBC sitcom Yes, Prime Minister.