Pensions Week

Pensions Week is a publication in the field of business and finance covering the latest news and developments within the pensions industry

Opinion: Leader - Complications on the road to simplification.
One interesting section in the report of the Pensions Commission looks at the insights to be gained from behavioural economics. This is a branch ...

Special Focus: Defined Contribution - Company Profile - Threadneedle Asset Management.
Company Background Threadneedle Asset Management is a leading UK-based full service investment house. Founded in 1994, Threadneedle manages approximately ...

Special Focus: Defined Contribution - Weighing the pros and cons of contract and employer schemes.
According to a recent survey from Watson Wyatt, 80% of FTSE 100 companies now sponsor a defined contribution (DC) pension scheme. About half are ...

News: Assistance scheme faces further delays.
The waiting game continues for members of wound-up pension schemes holding out for money from the illusive Financial Assistance Scheme (FAS) as the government pushes back the date for any decis

Special Focus: Defined Contribution - Making the right pension choice.
You have done the difficult bit and persuaded some employees to part with a little of their hard-earned wages and contribute to the new workplace pension ...

Governance watch: Fair value estimates of equity-based awards needed.
Analysis recently carried out by Manifest found that interest in analysing equity-based remuneration has been motivated by two fields of research operating ...