Investment

Logica has confirmed it is set to close its final salary scheme to existing members as part of a restructure of its UK pension arrangements.

The National Association of Pension Funds has called on the government to skew gilt issuance towards long-dated and index-linked gilts.

Voting on the final shortlist of Pendragon's ever-popular Art of Pensions competition has begun.

Pension transfer times significantly fell during the first three quarters of the year due to the Options initiative, data from the Association of British Insurers reveals.

Three pension schemes have been honoured by the Pensions Research Accountants Group for the quality of their summary reports to members.

BlackRock has completed its merger with Barclays Global Investors.

EUROPE - The investment fund market in Europe grew by 7.2% in the third quarter and had €6.8trn (US$10.3trn) under management at the end of September, the latest quarterly data by the European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) revealed.

UK - Ofcom has published a consultation on how it accounts for BT's pension costs when setting regulated wholesale charges for telecommunications services.

The Financial Reporting Council has launched a consultation on its proposals to overhaul the Combined Code.

The Pensions Regulator has issued revised internal controls guidance for consultation, as part of a campaign to improve scheme governance and administration standards.