Latest articles from Louise Farrand

Rethinking the DB endgame

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DB schemes could lose out by completing insurance transactions

Making Midlife MOTs work

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Why people want Midlife MOTs – and how to learn from the first round

Industry responds to LGPS consultation

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Devil’s in the detail when it comes to pooling

Triple lock proves divisive

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Triple lock costs escalate – but reforms would be contentious

DWP seeks views on levy

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DWP consults on changes to general levy’s structure and rates

The pensions benefit of a living wage increase

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 £84 extra a year for pensions

Dashboard lessons from overseas

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Independent dashboards expert Richard Smith spent a few weeks of his summer touring Europe to discover what lessons the UK should take into its own dashboards project. Here are his main findings

The pensions industry must re-think climate change scenarios

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What’s keeping pension scheme chief investment officers awake at night? We’re currently recording a new series of the DCIF’s podcast, and we’ve posed this question to each CIO we’ve interviewed.

Pension industry movers and shakers w/e 4 August

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This week's pension industry movers and shakers: including moves at Standard Life, Sackers, Barnett Waddingham and Redington.

Bank of England raises rates to 5.25%

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Bank of England raises rates to 5.25 per cent, as economists predict 'at least' another two more rate rises this year.