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The first new defined benefit consolidation vehicle (DB superfund) to meet The Pensions Regulator’s (TPR) tough governance and administration standards to protect savers has been added to a new online list. The...

The ACA has found strong support for the proposed seven key elements to be included in the promised second consultation on a new DB funding code, expected in the coming months.  The...

Superfunds transfers will increasingly become a popular ‘plan B’ option for DB schemes with weak sponsors, according to leading pension law firms. In a survey of 11 of the biggest pension law...

Two defined benefit superfunds, Clara and the Pension SuperFund are poised to offer a new option for DB schemes and their members - at least as soon as The Pensions Regulator gives...

Aon has created 13 new partners in its business. All are UK-based employees working in its global wealth and health solutions teams. These new partners include:  Chintan Gandhi, who joined Aon in...

Most pension experts agree that in an ideal world, exposure to illiquid investments would be good for defined contribution (DC) schemes, boosting returns over the long term, while adding diversification and reducing...

SPONSORED COMMENT Many DC schemes are searching for ways to offer their members access to illiquid asset classes, but they face a number of hurdles to get there. So just how much...

DB pension scheme deficits continued to increase last month, driven by falling corporate bond yields and no let-up in inflation.  Mercer’s pensions risk survey shows that the scheme deficits of FTSE350 companies...

UK pension schemes fund an estimated 330m tonnes of carbon emissions every year according to new research. This analysis, by the campaign group Make My Money Matter and research house Rote2, says...

Schroders has bought River and Mercantile’s fiduciary management and derivatives business. The transaction is valued at about £230m. Schroders said this purchase of R&M’s UK Solutions Division will strengthen Schroders own fiduciary...