BILLIONS of pounds worth of pension credits will go unclaimed this year, research shows.

SCHEME demand for fixed income assets is driving emerging market governments and companies to issue billions of pounds of debt, a fund manager says.

WORKING near water vastly improves office productivity by creating a more relaxed and stimulating environment, research shows.

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ALLIANCE TRUST is launching an asset management business in a bid to boost earnings.

OIL and gas firm Star Energy has opened a group personal pension plan for its new employees.

SCOTTISH Widows Investment Partnership, Lazard Investment Funds and Henderson Global Investors are among the winners of new awards for carbon-efficient funds.

STAR COMPUTERS has launched a computer based practice management system to help pension consultancy and actuarial firms to run their businesses and improve profitability.

Industry standards body the Pensions Management Institute has applauded regulators for highlighting gaps in trustees' corporate governance best practice.

INCENTIVES such as a monthly cash prize draw could solve the problem of poor pensions take-up, the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development believes.