The top stories this week were a decision from the Ombudsman, trustees at BHS and M&S announcing proposals to close its DB scheme to future accrual
Actions to tackle the lack of data quality must be spearheaded by the industry, according to JLT Employee Benefits' Bala Viswanathan.
The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association's DB taskforce is exploring whether members should be better informed about the risks to their benefits. Kristian Brunt-Seymour looks at how this could work
The aggregate funding level of defined benefit (DB) schemes of the FTSE 100 companies has fallen to 85%, according to JLT Employee Benefits.
Smaller schemes are increasingly looking to benefit from longevity de-risking opportunities offered through swaps and bulk annuities, accordingly to JLT Employee Benefits.
Bond allocations for defined benefit (DB) pension schemes in the FTSE 100 have soared from 49% to 59% of total assets in just six years.
PP looks at a potential solution to the cashflow problem as schemes mature.
As the EU referendum looms closer it is entirely possible the UK could end up leaving Europe. Kristian Brunt-Seymour finds a Brexit could be both good and bad for pensions.
Paul Armitage has been made principal consultant at the National Pension Trust, Xafinity's fully flexible defined contribution (DC) master trust.
PP asks if the alternative asset class actually delivers diversified returns during these market jitters.