Investment

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.

The National Employment Savings Trust has warned that any scheme given an obligation to act as a small pot aggregator should not pass the costs on to existing members.

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The ICGN has launched a model contract designed to promote "optimal alignment" between asset owners and asset managers.

The Pensions Regulator has spent nearly £3.2m on external barrister fees over the past two years, with one-third of those costs spent on one legal case alone, figures show.