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Equity markets began to share the pain of a sharp sell-off in European sovereign debt yesterday, with the FTSE 100 dropping 1.7% in early trading and bond yields spiking once more.

Stephanie Baxter looks at whether FTSE's new benchmarks will help trustees improve DC investment strategies

The total deficit of defined benefit (DB) FTSE 350 pension schemes surged 52% over a two-week period this month, according to Hymans Robertson.

The FTSE has opened 1% higher as it begins to recover from its worst one-day fall in 16 months.

As the Scottish independence referendum gets underway, we look at what a Yes vote could mean for pension schemes.

The National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) has increased its focus on managing environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks in its portfolio.

Former BP Pension Trustees chief executive officer Sally Bridgeland is joining Avida International as a senior adviser.

Defined contribution (DC) default funds remain heavily dependent on the stock market, with the average fund investing 80% of its portfolio in developed market equities, says Schroders.

The combined deficit of schemes at FTSE 350 firms climbed to £111bn in April as falling bond yields and rising inflation expectations cancelled out stock market gains, says Mercer.

The FTSE Group has launched its first set of benchmark indices that exclude companies operating in the fossil fuels market, following warnings over the financial risk of climate change.