Investment

Only three FTSE100 companies - Cadbury, Diageo and Tesco - still offer defined benefit pension schemes to new employees, Lane Clark & Peacock research reveals.

Raquel Pichardo-Allison compares the approach of the Netherlands and the UK to fiduciary management

Any significant reform of MPs pensions should wait until a wider review of public sector pensions that seems likely following the general election next year, The Association of Consulting Actuaries says.

Have you ever tried to work out which savings account is the most appropriate one for you? Comparing savings accounts can be a bit daunting. With such a wide variety of savings accounts available it's hard to be sure that you're comparing like for like....

Nomura Asset Management plans to expand its business in a bid to become a more global player in the asset management industry.

Pension scheme deficits have failed to improve despite significant rises in equity markets, latest research reveals.

Institutional investors group have slammed proposals calling for a two-tier shareholding system giving more voting rights to long-term equity holders.

CANADA - Air Canada has raised more than C$1bn (US$937) in order to meet requirements for its recently amended pension and work arrangements.

GLOBAL - I am writing this from a very rainy Lake District, where I am helping my mother convalesce after an operation.

US - Exxon Mobil poured US$3bn into its pension scheme during the second quarter, David Rosenthal, secretary and vice president of investor relations said in an earnings call yesterday.