The Financial Reporting Council has published the first Stewardship Code for institutional investors in a bid to improve their level of engagement with companies.

The BP Pension Fund has teamed up with Cube Real Estate to acquire an industrial estate in Leeds for £7.3m.

Pension scheme deficits could increase by £40bn over the next year as a result of government cut backs, Aon Consulting says.

BBC unions have threatened strike action over the proposed changes to the pension scheme after talks broke down yesterday.

The value of buy-in and buyout exercises in Q2 is expected to exceed the £1bn mark for the second consecutive quarter, Hymans Robertson says.

A Canadian court has once again prevented The Pensions Regulator from issuing a warning notice to recover £2.1bn from Nortel Networks in Canada.

CANADA/UK - A Canadian court has once again prevented UK-based The Pensions Regulator from issuing a warning notice to recover £2.1bn (US$3.1bn) from Nortel Networks in Canada.

Threadneedle has launched an actively managed commodities fund.

JLT is to merge its two Manchester offices following the acquisition of HSBC Actuaries and Consultants last year.

Pensions Regulator turns big gun on Belgian company; BBC scales down pension schemes