The 21^st century has been deemed the information or digital age. It is thought we are now exposed to as much data in a single day as someone in the 15^th century was exposed to in an entire lifetime.

YMCA Pension Plan has launched a derisking strategy to match “more closely” its allocation approach and liability profile, and has appointed a delegated manager to oversee nearly all of its portfolio.

The Association of British Insurers' annuity comparison tool has been welcomed as a step forward for transparency, but experts have said more can done to get members the best deal.

Cambridgeshire Pension Fund outperformed in 2012/2013 after a restructure of its fixed income investments saw it buy European loans to increase yield and protect itself against rising interest rates.

Employers have more influence on the decision to introduce fiduciary management than other investment decisions, experts have said, as a recent survey shows more schemes are looking to increase delegation. 

A round-up of the pensions industry stories published across the FT Group – from the impact of fiduciary management on the investment industry, to a change of direction for the Bank of England.

South Yorkshire Pension Authority has increased its allocation to equities over the past three years, concluding that stock selection within its equity portfolios helped it produce positive returns against the benchmark.

Data analysis: Alternative investments were a clear favourite in the second quarter among pension schemes looking to property and infrastructure to diversify portfolios, investment data have shown.