NEW ZEALAND - Asset managers face a number of operational barriers to integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in their investment processes, according to the latest New Zealand Superannuation Fund report on responsible investment....

Living Time has appointed 15 people to its IFA account management team, 13 of whom were former Hartford employees.

The Church of England Pensions Board has awarded a £100m global equity mandate to RCM.

EU hedge fund plan under fire; M&S braced for showdown as angry investors attack Rose's dual deal; Revamped rules propose 'health warnings' on mortgages and pensions

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development has urged policymakers to enforce stricter regulations and stronger governance of private pension funds.

The Pensions Management Institute has announced that Lesley Carline, Fiona McDonagh and Kevin LeGrand have been elected to serve on the professional body's council.

The Universities Superannuation Scheme has become a member of the Japan Engagement Consortium.

US - New York senator Charles Schumer has urged General Motors chief executive Fritz Henderson to reverse the decision to refer the pension plans of the Delphi Corporation's salaried retirees to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC).

The appeal judgment in "arguably the most important pensions case" of the decade has been released.

Art of Pensions 2009, the annual competition run by electronic information service provider Pendragon, is now open for entries.