Isle of Wight Pension Fund is removing 15 per cent of its allocation to UK equities and redirecting it into a diversified growth fund in an effort to maintain performance and lower volatility. 

News analysis: A breakdown of the government's response to its select committee pensions report, including plans to have a defined ambition framework in place by 2016 and increased governance demands.

Delayed solvency requirements under a new Institutions for Occupational Retirement Provision directive are unlikely to be passed, even after legislative revisions and changes to the European Union, according to new research.

News analysis: The government’s collective defined contribution working group has studied European models to potentially bring to the UK, but pension professionals have questioned employer appetite for the benefit structure. 

The Lothian Pension Fund is to reduce its reliance on market capitalisation-based equity indices and increase investment in global portfolios, in order to boost performance and reduce volatility for members.

Wandsworth Council Pension Fund has set its sights on leading a London-wide collective investment vehicle to drive down costs, rather than a forced merger, pensions committee documents have revealed.

Now Pensions has reversed its decision not to launch a sharia option, in its concern to avoid alienating members with a preference for Islamic investment, following auto-enrolment.