The Weekly Wrap: October 24 edition

A round-up of pensions and investment stories published across the FT Group – from the Financial Conduct Authority rebuffing calls for tougher pension safeguards, to the Spanish flu epidemic's latent headache for insurers.  

Plus the week in numbers:

• £20bn Railpen says it pays an additional 300%-400% of its disclosed fees in undisclosed fees
• The 1919 Spanish flu epidemic is causing a puzzling pattern of mortality improvements in people aged over 90
• Equity manager searches have been halved in the past year

Most read on pensions-expert.com

Reckless conservatism: Why it blights young people’s DC pots
SABMiller to offer pension-plus savings options after 20% opt out
Wider default definition will land more funds in charge cap net
Issuing a 'trustee P45' – is firing scheme reps ever justifiable?
The pros and cons of offering drawdown to your members 

And this week's social media comment questions what uncrystallised funds pension lump sum should be called colloquially. 

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