The National Association of Pension Funds is set to discuss the T-Charter transition management code of practice at the next meeting of its investment council, PP has learned.

Schemes incorporating environmental, social and corporate governance factors do not need to sacrifice returns, research claims.

Permal is set to launch an emerging markets fund of hedge funds to focus on countries along "the silk road".

Trustees risk overstretching scheme sponsors by making unrealistic demands, an independent trustee warns.

The proposed takeover of Telent by a subsidiary of Pension Corporation has been put on hold after the buyer asked for a seven-day delay from the Takeover Panel.

Pitmans Trustees has been appointed by Arbuthnot Banking Group as sole independent trustee to its occupational pension scheme.

Schemes must mitigate climate change in order to protect investments, a United Nations study shows.

The National Grid pension fund is recruiting a new UK pensions manager following the departure of John Lovell.

INCLUDING: US - LASERS board of trustees elected; UK - Close multi-manager division departure; CANADA - Union calls for better standards; UK - Aviary boosts sales team

The Pensions Protection Fund has gone out to tender for a pension data cleansing and transitions firm.