Campaigners have lodged papers for a second judicial review into the government's rejection of the parliamentary ombudsman's report on the collapse of occupational pension schemes.

CRÉDIT AGRICOLE Asset Management is set to expand its flagship range of open-ended investment funds with the launch of a south-east Asian fund.

TRANSITIONAL protection for members of the Local Government Pension Scheme transferring to a new scheme could be extended in a move costing £25m a year.

AUSTRALIA - London-based research consultancy Inalytics has won its first Australian mandate from the Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC).

WORKERS at the Rosyth industrial complex staged a wildcat strike in a protest over plans to quadruple their pension contributions.

Professional Pensions is backing a new campaign to set up a taskforce of "industry heavyweights" to tackle key trustee issues including structure and regulation.

US - The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) has appointed Farouki A. Majeed as its new senior investment officer for asset allocation management.

Japanese small-cap fund managers have seen their ratings slashed after a year in which the median fund lost 10.8pc, research from Standard & Poor's shows.

The vast majority of workers support the workplace ban on smoking that will take effect in England from the beginning of July.

London Underground workers are to be balloted on strike action over plans to "undermine" pension rights of staff forced to leave their job through ill-health.