Rethink comes as tariffs and talk of territorial expansion stoke market instability and geopolitical tension
Trump’s chaotic trade policy has caused many to question their pension strategy — FT Money went looking for answers
Move is a boost to government attempts to help kick-start growth in British economy
Britain’s £32bn lifeboat scheme says it will invest in infrastructure and scale-up companies if allowed to grow
APG boss says largest part of investment to be within bloc owing to ‘attractive valuations’
State-backed retirement scheme will not compromise on value to meet target
Ian Brown of NWF says managers need to back infrastructure projects before construction under wider net zero push
Income offered on retirement products highest since global financial crisis
Filmmaker Richard Curtis’s campaign has bitten the dust — an unfortunately predictable ending
Torsten Bell says government is ‘encouraging, not instigating’ investment in wider range of assets
Pension funds, retail investors and money managers are worrying about the future of American capital markets
Nest and People’s Pension push back against call by Labour MPs and peers to re-categorise companies
Torsten Bell says optimising outcomes is deeply compatible with backing Britain
US asset manager previously managed all of The People’s Pension’s £33bn in assets
How to scheme it
Speculators are capitalising on predictable timing of routine trades to rebalance portfolios
Nest makes one of the biggest-ever private market commitments by British pension scheme
UK government argue that funds should release surpluses back to companies for investment
Longer-term estimates predict the measures could bring in £3bn a year by 2043
Even if the money does become available, there may not be obvious places to put it
Sir Keir Starmer’s plan is intended to drive investment by companies and boost economic growth
Pension consultants WTW says improved funding positions have made bulk annuity deals more attractive
Ministers set to allow companies to access defined benefit scheme surpluses to help kick-start growth
Advisers call for rethink of how Treasury imposes planned extension of IHT to retirement funds
Funds outperform their default peers over the past decade