Leading asset managers and insurers have donated more than £90,000 to a parliamentary group on corporate governance.

Sackers has called on the government to rethink plans to equalise scheme benefits, arguing the legislative changes could push schemes into the Pension Protection Fund.

Any ‘collaboration' between pension funds and companies could be classified as insider trading under a revised European Union directive.

Hannah Brenton on hazy stewardship boundaries

The Pensions Regulator has launched an online service to help companies who want to bring forward their staging date for auto-enrolment.

James Murdoch's decision to step down as BskyB chairman has been welcomed by shareholder groups.

Aluminium producer Alcoa has appointed Khalid Iqbal as its UK pensions manager.

The Cabinet Office is investigating claims that revisions to the ministerial pension scheme will increase pay-outs for the highest-paid members of the government.

Culture minister Ed Vaizey refused to rule out writing a government cheque to keep the Wedgwood collection in one place after a judge ruled it could be sold off to plug a pension deficit.

Pension funds must put pressure on international energy companies to make a controversial method of gas extraction less environmentally damaging, responsible investment experts say.