Investment

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has accused a former Schroders Investment Management North America portfolio manager of using confidential information to encourage his family members to offload their shares in funds he managed.

The trustees of the £40m British Horseracing Authority pension scheme have appointed Mercer to provide implemented consulting services.

The National Association of Pension Funds this week urged the European Parliament to vote down an amendment to a controversial directive that would further hinder its members accessing EU-based alternative funds.

US - George Canellos, the head of the Securities and Exchange Commission's Manhattan office, said he is pushing his staff to scrutinize products normally sold to institutional investors after the financial crisis showed that even sophisticated buyers...

The trustee of the Visteon UK Pension Plan and the Pension Protection Fund are withdrawing a US$550m (£350m) claim against Visteon Corporation.

New work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith must take a "fresh" look at auto-enrolment and not pre-suppose pensions policy is "done and dusted" because of the launch of Nest, Aegon's Rachel Vahey says.

BT has reported a £2.8bn increase in its net pension deficit on an IAS19 basis.

The defined contribution assets of a scheme in the Pension Protection Fund assessment period have been transferred to the Spinnaker Master Trust.

Sebastian Cheek canvasses opinions from industry experts on the IGG's consultation to improve DC governance

Giovanni Legorano looks at how governments across Europe are reforming their pension systems following the economic crisis