UK - The London Stock Exchange has revealed plans to launch a new specialist fund market for institutional and professional investors.

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CHANGES to paternity rights could have serious financial and administrative implications for employers, law firm Hammonds warns.

WORKERS should get "guidance" on the government's proposed personal accounts rather than "generic advice", a report claims.

BT Pension Scheme trustees are holding talks with trade union officials over the fund's private equity investments following concerns surrounding the asset class.

THE UK Social Investment Forum has launched a free online sustainable pensions library for UK occupational pension funds.

HYMANS Robertson has launched a flexible benefits product to give employers a cost-effective scheme that can be up and running in weeks.

NORTHERN Trust Global Advisers has awarded a e26m (£17.6m) equity growth mandate to RCM, part of Allianz Global Investors.

The deadline for written submissions for the Pension Scheme of the Year Awards is midday, July 20.

US - The number of class actions filed in the US has reached an historic low due to less fraud and a strong stock market, according to a recent report.