SCHEMES lost more than £2bn in the Far East last year by failing to hedge their exposure to the weak yen, experts say.

Green index gets greener

The quest to find this year's Pensions Personality of the Year is now entering its second phase.

Schemes should de-risk their equity portfolios as pressure mounts on share prices, financial services giant ABN Amro says.

Council pension schemes are flexing their voting muscles in a bid to force oil giant BP to link executive rewards with safety and environmental performance.

CEE - Pension funds in the Czech Republic and Poland are too conservative and risk failing to meet the regulatory required minimum investment return this year, a Standard & Poor's report has found.

Millions of workers could pay little or no income tax if employers allowed them to make full use of A-Day flexibility, JPMorgan Invest claims.

Friends Provident is to sponsor the England and Wales Cricket Board trophy - the premier domestic cricket cup - for the next three years.

HSBC ACTUARIES and Consultants has promoted Steve Hurren, Iain Tait and Hugh Nolan to the position of actuarial director.

CONSULTING actuary firm Garvins has been appointed to provide actuarial services for the Gleason Cutting Tools pension scheme.