Investment

The Pensions Regulator has launched an online service to help companies who want to bring forward their staging date for auto-enrolment.

Stephen Hunt, founder of retirement specialist Rockingham Independent, owes the company almost £100,000, according to a report by liquidator Probitas.

The Pensions Regulator has proposed to give its determinations panel an express power to request additional material when considering cases.

The £1bn London Borough of Camden pension fund has appointed BlueCrest Capital Management to run a £50m fund of hedge fund mandate.

The improving strength of the UK's manufacturing and services sectors should ensure the economy avoids a double-dip recession, said the British Chambers of Commerce.

Aberdeen Asset Management chief executive Martin Gilbert said he wants to oust Katherine Garrett-Cox as chief executive of the £2.1bn Alliance Trust.

Leicestershire County Council pension fund has appointed JP Morgan Asset Management to run an unconstrained bond mandate investing in credit from around the world.

The "old boys network" that makes up the committees which set executive pay must end, a think tank says.

UK schemes achieved an average return of 4.3% on investments last year led by gilt returns of more than 20%, a study shows.

Professional Pensions is set to publish a special focus on data hubs and middleware for auto-enrolment in April.