The voluntary approach to voting record disclosure has failed and should be replaced with a mandatory system, the Trades Union Congress says.

Almost half of pension schemes intend to spend more time scrutinising the actions of their fund managers on engagement as a result of the economic crisis, a survey reveals.

Hercules trust secures cash injection from pension fund; Tim Jones: Former retail banker faces a mammoth pensions task; Cost of public sector pensions estimated at £1.2 trillion

Governments in the UK, US and Canada are "significantly understating" the liabilities and annual running costs of public sector pensions, the British-North American Committee warns.

US - The office of New York State attorney general Andrew Cuomo hit back at media reports suggesting he recused himself from the investigation of a company that he had ties with and allegedly received illegal kickbacks.

ITALY - Italian pension fund service provider PensPlan has appointed State Street to provide a range of investment services for €100m (US$140.6m) in assets.

Consultancy firms Towers, Perrin, Forster & Crosby and Watson Wyatt will merge, the two firms announced yesterday.

Plan to drive 'commission bias' from financial advice system; Union demands details of Barclays stress test

The Printing Industry Pension Scheme is set to undertake an education programme to assist employers in the run up to 2012.

The proposed personal accounts framework could be used to provide inexpensive life cover for workers currently part of a £2.3trn protection gap, Friends Provident says.