Investment

Northern Trust has launched a dedicated pensions advisory group in a bid to help European scheme clients with investment and regulatory issues.

SEI has teamed up with F&C Management to add an engagement service to its fiduciary management offering for European schemes.

Banking giant Barclays has confirmed it is in talks with BlackRock over the sale of its Barclays Global Investors arm.

Employers should consider warning higher-paid employees considering contribution variations they could face "severe" tax penalties, Watson Wyatt says.

Fiduciary management can help trustees deal with increasing investment complexity but has three key limitations, speakers at a Law Debenture pensions debate said.

Although scheme interest in climate change is rising, there are still hurdles to overcome says Emma Dunkley

Trustees need to act quicker to exploit market timing and make better investment strategies in order to assist funding, Standard Life Investments investment director George Emmerson says.

Trustees are becoming increasingly concerned about the impact of defined contribution default funds should Barclays Global Investors be sold.

Pension funds must join forces to overhaul and improve governance across the fund management industry to avoid another "catastrophic" economic failure.

Daily Mail and General Trust have appointed Hewitt Associates to provide scheme actuary and related services to their pension schemes.