STATE STREET has put aside $279m (£141m) to cover legal and other costs relating to the underperformance of some of the active fixed-income strategies at its investment management arm.

New changes to council pension plans could create a "skivers' charter", a leading local government pension fund manager claims.

PENSION scheme deficits reduced significantly in 2007, two reports published today reveal.

MORE than a third of UK workers would prefer their employer to offer an alternative to automatic pension contributions, a study by Towers Perrin has found.

The final three panel judges for the UK Pensions Awards 2008 have now been confirmed.

The Actuarial Profession's proposed new code has been slated by the Professional Oversight Board.

UK - People who do not claim unemployment benefits during their working life would be rewarded with a higher pension, under a plan published today by social and economic thinking forum Politeia.

Indian infrastructure could present "significant" opportunities for pension scheme investment, RREEF research claims.

US - Florida's State Board of Administration (SBA) is looking to appoint active money market investment managers for the Florida Retirement System (FRS).

Trustees, scheme managers, consultants and fund managers have much to focus on for the pensions year ...