The Church of England Pensions Board has proposed raising its retirement age to 68 to help cut its soaring contribution rates.

Private equity is finally being seen in a more positive light by institutional investors, according to State Street.

Employee benefit firms Watson Wyatt and Towers Perrin are to merge in a $3.5bn deal to expand their global reach.

Pensions Week is looking for your ideas on hybrid or middle way occupational schemes.

Twenty UK pension funds have raised £1bn to be loaned to FTSE350 companies hit by the collapse in syndicated loans from banks.

Alternative investments boosted returns at the BT Pension Scheme last year while derisking strategies tempered exposure to the market fallout.

Only providers that didn’t exercise prudence when allocating their annuity portfolios will suffer from Solvency II, according to Mick McAteer.

Capita Hartshead has acquired Gissings Consultancy Services for an undisclosed sum.