Investment

Mark Amery of Cowen Asset Management, asks whether the current economic crisis has its roots in pension short-termism

Employers with defined contribution pension schemes need to implement a "smart-save" system in order to increase the level of contributions, BlackRock says.

The government has clarified Local Government Pension Scheme ill-health regulations after scheme managers raised concerns over the number of possible appeals.

Equity market falls of 4pc on Monday increased total UK pension deficits by £13bn, PricewaterhouseCoopers estimates.

The majority of trustees and employers believe the current Pension Protection Fund levy structure does not represent a fair sharing of costs, Barnett Waddingham says.

The Pensions Regulator has appointed Graham Brammer as executive director to oversee the design and delivery of its extended employer responsibilities linked to personal accounts.

Pensions regulators from across the world fear defined contribution members are not given enough information to make investment decisions, research reveals.

The Pensions Regulator should have released its final conflicts of interest guidance to coincide with new legislation in the Companies Act, a lawyer says.

LEHMAN BROTHERS is set to sell a majority stake of part of its investment management division.

Alex Beveridge interviews Rob Wescott, former senior economic adviser to the Clinton administration and president of Keybridge Research, and Daniele Fano, head of economic research at Pioneer Global Asset Management, about the market fallout, its effect...