A round-up of pensions and investment stories published across the FT Group – from annuity providers facing further pressure after George Osborne's 'death tax' announcement, to schemes calling for more diversified real asset funds for inflation protection. 

Plus the week in numbers:

• HSBC has transferred £1.8bn of pension assets to Fidelity
• bfinance found active managers have outperformed benchmarks by 0.3% a year 
• Partnership's shares have fallen 8% after pension death tax announcement 

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Budget flexibilities fail to spur DB transfer interest
With ALM gizmos, are we seeing the gamification of pensions data?
How scrapping 55% 'death tax' could affect your DB scheme
Five reasons to improve your scheme data quality
Nationwide builds inflation hedge, ups matching assets to derisk

And this week's social media comment looks at one scheme's reaction to a star fund managers leaving asset management firms. 

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A round-up of pensions and investment stories published across the FT Group – from Pimco making inroads in Chile's pensions market, to schemes calling for more low-cost smart beta strategies.

Plus this week in numbers:

• MP pension scheme has a 55/45 active/passive split
• Annuity market could decrease by 70%-90%
• Investors are adding 20% to reported pension liabilities of listed companies

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How devolution could affect your scheme
The Pensions Trust to open doors to private sector DB as employers outsource
Consultants call for more flexible DC retirement products
Justifying the fees: How to get value out of your lawyers
USS weighs in on active v passive debate 

And the social media comment of the week looks at The Pensions Trust's decision to open its doors to small and medium-sized businesses. 

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A round-up of pensions and investment stories published across the FT Group – from Scotland voting to remain part of the UK, to schemes' mixed views on the value of hedge funds.

Plus the week in numbers: 

• Calpers has decided to fully disinvest its $4bn hedge funds holding
• LPFA has criticised the hedge fund industry's '2 and 20' fee structure
• European banks borrowed €82.6bn in the first round of the ECB's refinancing programme

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How to deal with renegade trustees at your scheme
Channel 4 looks to shut off DB accrual to quell deficit increase
Regulator: the AE capacity crunch has not materialised
Tesco chooses cash flow matching over strategic asset allocation
Three in four DB schemes sizing up post-Budget incentive exercises

This week's social media comment questions the Pensions Regulator's claim that the auto-enrolment capacity crunch hasn't materialised. 

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A round-up of pensions and investment stories published across the FT Group – from institutional investors forging pathways into sustainable agriculture, to asset managers and banks putting contingency plans in place in the event of a Yes vote in Scotland. 

Plus the week in numbers:

• Calpers is reportedly cutting its hedge fund allocation to $2.5bn (£1.5bn)
• 22 large companies could face collective accounting deficits if Scotland separates
• UK invested a combined £257m in farmland in August

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The Pensions Trust takes names off ballot to reduce bias
What you need to know from the pension schemes bill second reading
Break up or make up? How to handle a split with your advisers
Webb: My pension schemes bill is focused on the saver's experience
Altmann: Eight building blocks of the guidance guarantee

This week's social media comment looks at pension minister Steve Webb's plans for collective defined contribution.

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A round-up of pensions and investment stories published across the FT Group – from the European Central Bank again cutting rates, to the Financial Reporting Council issuing a record-breaking fine for pension scheme advice.  

Plus the week in numbers:

• ECB cuts refinancing rate to 0.05%
• Mazars was fined almost £2m by FRC for inappropriate advice to a pension scheme
• European institutional investors awarded 19 SRI mandates in Q2

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Altmann: Eight building blocks of the guidance guarantee
Tax changes: how they affect scheme rules
Why longevity swaps and LDI are losing out in current market conditions
Diageo tips into matching assets after hitting trigger
Does your trustee board have a women problem?

And this week's social media comment looks at this week's second reading of the pensions bill in the house of commons. 

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A round-up of pensions and investment stories published across the FT Group – from proposed accounting changes dealing a hefty blow to company balance sheets, to punishing exit fees for savers in older schemes.