Scheme managers are against giving members greater access to benefits at key points in their lives, an exclusive survey by Professional Pensions reveals.

UK - The Royal County of Berkshire Pension Fund is seeking a specialist manager to take on an £80m to £85m mandate investing in Asia Pacific including Japan.

BLACKET Research - the independent measurement firm set up to help schemes ensure they get best-quality advice from consultants - has gone into liquidation.

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SCHEMES have seen investment gains of over £10bn wiped out by falls in the value of the US dollar, Professional Pensions can reveal.

LANE Clark & Peacock has launched a new consultation practice aimed at helping trustees meet scheme governance obligations.

Professional Pensions asked some of the industry's main figures for their defining pension events of 2006. Here we rank their top 10 answers

ARLINGTON Securities has won a €10m (£6.7m) mandate from the Members of the European Parliament Pension Fund.

UK - Robert Jenkins, non-executive chairman of F&C Asset Management, will become the next chairman of the Investment Management Association (IMA), subject to ratification by members.

TRUSTEES who "surrender trust power too quickly" to the Pension Protection Fund could face legal action from members, a law firm warns.