Schemes have welcomed new plans by rating agency Standard & Poor's to give detailed risk ratings on hedge funds.

EMPLOYEES prefer a relaxed workplace environment to the raft of core benefits firms use to recruit and retain staff, a new survey shows.

Scheme clauses that allow professional trustees to walk away from the consequences of their mistakes should be closed, the pensions ombudsman claims.

ALEXANDER Forbes Financial Services has launched a new vouchers service which, it claims, will reduce the high cost of childcare for workers.

UK - Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (MLIM) has expanded its Global Consultant Relations team in London with the appointment of Paul Hamilton.

PUBLIC sector pension liabilities have increased by £50bn in the last year, latest government figures reveal. The combined liabilities of six of the seven biggest public sector schemes - including civil servants, teachers and judges - rose from £276.6bn...

SALES of life and pension products hit record levels in the second quarter, latest figures from the Association of British Insurers show.

Schemes can get better returns from emerging market bonds by using local currencies, Pictet Asset Management says.

The Pension Scheme of the Year Awards' judges have now drawn up shortlists for 19 categories.

UK pension deficits increased by £10bn during August, latest figures reveal.