UK - Trustees have welcomed the Pensions Regulator's guidance for trustees on the abandonment and clearance of defined benefit (DB) pension schemes.

Descriptions of defined contribution default funds are being reviewed to ensure members understand how their money is being invested.

UK - North Yorkshire Pension Fund has awarded independent investment adviser contracts to Epic Investment Advisors and Mercer Investment Consulting.

CREDIT Suisse Asset Management has launched a pooled liability-driven investment strategy using its diversified growth fund.

INTERNAL candidates are too often overlooked when firms are filling vacancies, research shows.

XAFINITY Consulting is hosting a free flexible benefits workshop in London on May 15.

OWNERS of commercial property should be "extremely careful" if they are advised to transfer assets into a self-invested personal pension, accountants warn.

FIVE INVESTMENT management firms and third-party administrators have teamed up to enable straight through processing for the institutional pensions market

RHYME Systems expects massive growth in the UK self-invested personal pension market to continue but warns it is crucial for firms to adopt a strategic approach.

Growing dividends from buoyant companies are boosting pension schemes with large UK equity holdings, Standard Life Investments says.