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Pension funds need to consider alternative approaches before deciding to divest from areas such as fossil fuels according to three major schemes.

The National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) is to invest in emerging market (EM) debt for the first time through a mandate awarded to Amundi Asset Management.

The biggest stories on PP this week were warnings that decent retirement could mean working until age 85, and the risks to members from pooling the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).

This year is set to be a big one for the master trust market. Steve Goddard looks at how the market will evolve.

As tax relief reductions forces high earners to leave schemes, further reform could severely damage pensions.

Former pensions minister Steve Webb has been awarded an honorary lifetime fellowship by the Pensions Management Institute (PMI).

Legal and General Investment Management (LGIM) and The People's Pension have drastically reduced the time it takes to transfer members' data for auto-enrolment (AE) through integration platform Pensionsync.

There is no low cost solution for retirees or any idea of how and when it will be provided according to London Business School executive David Pitt-Watson.

The People's Pensions has come out top for service according to research into auto-enrolment providers carried out by Pensions PlayPen.

A report from the Public Accounts Committee urges DWP to monitor auto-enrolment closely as the industry grapples with small employers and low earners, Michael Klimes finds