Bradford City Council leader Ian Greenwood has been appointed chairman of the Local Authority Pension Fund Forum following its annual general meeting.

THE PENSIONS REGULATOR determinations panel has issued two financial support directions on Sea Containers.

Public sector pension liabilities have been underestimated by £236bn, a report by the Institute of Economic Affairs reveals.

Trustees should take steps to reduce the likelihood of disputes over death benefit payments and avoid paying unnecessary inheritance tax, a law firm says.

Human resources departments increasingly favour shared services centres, research by Hewitt Associates shows.

Bond market volatility has jumped to the highest level since the Long-Term Capital Manage­ment crisis of 1998, Investec Asset Management claims.

Radical plans to overhaul railway pensions have been unveiled by the Railway Pensions Commission.

THE Pensions Action Group is "anxiously awaiting" tomorrow's conclusion of its judicial review against the government.

Funding for police pensions needs a major overhaul, a Scottish councillor claims.

The Spanish government is set to sell inflation-linked 10-year bonds to pension funds.