Institutional investors have urged EU finance ministers to revise the emission trading scheme to combat the "exceptionally low" price of carbon.

The country's largest supermarket chains will become the first employers to auto-enrol their workforces this autumn.

Government plans to enforce GMP equalisation will bring about a fresh wave of defined benefit scheme closures and could imperil the overall health of the economy, the industry warns.

Labour has put forward a series of amendments to the Financial Services Bill to strengthen stewardship practices in the UK.

A leading independent trustee has warned the structure of current defined contribution schemes will lead to social unrest.

Insurance companies are failing to regularly monitor their asset managers, according to research by FairPensions.

Employers can increase the value of their employees' pension pots by up to 40% purely through better governance, without upping their contributions, JLT Benefit Solutions research has claimed.

UK public sector debt could soar to £750bn if the government does not address longevity risk, the International Monetary Fund has warned.

The National Association of Pension Funds has added its voice to growing shareholder opposition to Barclays' pay packages.

The Treasury is in talks with US authorities to grant UK schemes a full exemption from the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act.