The Transparency Task Force (TTF) has launched an independent audit of over 50 professional bodies' codes of conduct in order to understand efforts being made to improve professional standards.

Two in five European institutional investors, including pension funds, are hoping to increase their commercial real estate allocations over the next year, according to BrickVest research.

B&CE has appointed Nico Aspinall as its first chief investment officer (CIO) as it responds to an expected growth in its funds under management.

The state pension age (SPA) could stick at 67 if the government redirects finances from boosted gross domestic product (GDP) arising from the advance of robots and artificial intelligence (AI).

A number of asset managers are to vote against the re-election of Sports Direct board members, including its chairman Keith Hellawell, at its annual general meeting (AGM) on 6 September.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is consulting to resolve an "anomaly" where recipients of bridging pensions who enter the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) receive a higher rate of compensation for the rest of their life.

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has called on widows and widowers in same-sex marriages or civil partnerships to check whether they are receiving their full survivor entitlement from the lifeboat fund.

Pension schemes should not rely solely on the performance of investment funds in third-party ratings which aim to quantify their sustainability, Kames Capital has said.

Lesley Williams will retire from her role as Whitbread's group pensions director at the start of 2018 after 11 years in the role.

Family business specialist Western Pension Solutions (WPS) has named Jon Sharp as a director as it seeks to establish a base in the north.