CHINA - The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation and Western Securities are to establish a joint venture fund management company in China.

Concentration of research on large-cap stocks has opened opportunities for pension schemes to boost returns in small-cap markets, Pictet believes.

Arch Financial Products is set to launch a private equity fund focused on Chinese energy assets at the start of December.

PricewaterhouseCoopers is urging employers to take more control of scheme funding agreements to avoid being caught out by trustee demands and missing regulatory deadlines.

Successful trustee boards seek out freely available governance material and challenge advice, research shows.

MERCER has opened an investment consulting business in Bristol in a bid to strengthen its presence in the South West.

The Pensions Regulator's decision to appoint three independent trustees to the Telent Pension Scheme has been upheld as "a balanced and proportionate response".

It is official. Next year marks the beginning of the end for the "golden age of retirement", according to the Prudential.

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The Personal Accounts Delivery Authority must warn savers that charges may increase over time, Aegon says.