Investment

Balanced pooled funds achieved a positive return of 6.9% in the second quarter of 2009, latest pooled pension fund survey results from BNY Mellon Asset Servicing reveal.

A third of contract-based defined contribution schemes have not reviewed their retirement process in the past three years, research from The Pensions Regulator reveals.

The £330m Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Pension Fund has appointed eight managers to run its scheme.

Friends Provident has halted discussions on a take-over proposal by Resolution due to structural and governance concerns, the insurer says.

The pensions ombudsman's office has cleared its long-standing backlog of unresolved cases during the past 12 months, its annual report reveals.

Senior finance executives at UK companies are less confident than their US and Canadian counterparts about accessing cash to fund retirement commitments over the next two years, Towers Perrin research reveals.

A consultation by The Pensions Regulator has revealed widespread support for the trustee knowledge and understanding requirements.

The Accountancy and Actuarial Discipline Board has launched a second investigation in connection with the First Quench Pension Fund.

Defined contribution pension assets fell last month after three consecutive months of gains, Aon Consulting research reveals.

Barclays staff are to be balloted for industrial action over the company's plans to close its final salary scheme to future accruals.