Investment

Pension deficits in DB schemes grew by 5.1 per cent in the first three months of 2020, as a result of market falls. This figure was calculated by the Legal & General...

The coronavirus outbreak has triggered exceptional fiscal responses from governments worldwide, injections of liquidity from central banks and a relaxation of some regulatory rule sets. But despite all measures, fear continues to grip...

Only 5 to 10 per cent of sponsoring companies are expected to suspend or reduce deficit contributions into DB pension schemes, according to research from the Society of Pension Professionals. In a...

The Pensions Regulator has issued its annual funding statement, urging trustees and employers to work together to manage the immediate financial problems caused by the Covid-19 lockdown. However TPR stresses that there...

PROVIDER CONTENT Should default funds consider ESG factors or is offering a broad range of self-select funds sufficient? Many ESG factors are relevant to the financial performance of the fund so it...

PROVIDER CONTENT At Scottish Widows, we recognise that environmental, social and governance factors such as climate change are some of the biggest issues facing society today. As part of Lloyds Banking Group,...

The 2019 update of the European Benchmark Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2019/2089) creates labels for benchmarks that are on a decarbonisation trajectory or are aligned with the Paris Agreement under the United Nations...

Some companies could see the levy paid to the Pension Protection Fund rise by £1m as a result of the Covid crisis, according to new analysis. Data from pension consultants LCP suggests...

Gilt prices have risen sharply in recent months, on the back of volatile stock markets. One beneficiary of this has been those pension savers are still in schemes that are targeting an annuity...

There is a huge communications challenge for the pension industry, according to leading pension campaigner, Baroness Ros Altmann, in the wake of one of the most dramatic short-term market corrections in recent...