Rory Murphy says a bona fide mediation process could provide valuable evidence of reasonableness for trustee and employer alike
Roger Gray says schemes must consider the benefits of investing in alternative assets.
Some of the UK's biggest pension schemes will be forced to report on climate risk in line with recommendations from the Taskforce for Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).
The Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) saw its deficit fall by £3.9bn on a technical provisions basis over a one-year period, its latest valuation reveals.
An industry group has been launched to implement, promote and encourage the use of five cost disclosure templates developed earlier this year.
The 100 largest global pension funds are widely ignoring climate-related risks despite recent warnings by UN scientists, the Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP) says.
Trends in longevity and mortality have proven difficult to forecast historically, but are vital to funding schemes and ensuring adequate retirement pots. James Phillips explores the key influences
The Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) is being pressed to ignore advice from a joint expert panel, which would store up problems with "pernicious consequences" for the higher education sector.
Too much weight was placed on a test determining the manageable distance to self-sufficiency within 20 years for the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS), a joint expert panel has concluded.
Investment consultancy Bfinance has hired RPMI Railpen's Sweta Chattopadhyay as director of private markets to head its equity advisory practice.