Investment

Pensions minister Steve Webb has said the government is "absolutely prepared" to cap private pension fund management charges if they hinder saving.

Hermes BPK Partners has launched a portfolio protection solution for institutional investors with $275m (£177m) of investment.

Labelling firm Avery Dennison and whisky distiller Glenmorangie have signed up to use Mercer's workplace savings offering - taking its total number of clients to 25.

The government has laid out how plans on schemes should go about equalising guaranteed minimum pensions.

The trustee board of the Unilever UK Pension Fund has agreed not to block changes to the scheme proposed by Unilever, its sponsoring employer, despite a wave of national strikes over the firm's move to cease final salary accrual.

More than 400,000 scheme members could be missing out on hundreds of pounds in annual contributions by failing to claim tax relief, warns Standard Life.

The Bank of England has been urged to investigate the threat posed to the UK economy by overexposure to high carbon investments.

Consultant Mercer has added another defined contribution heavy hitter to its team with a senior appointment from Towers Watson.

The Pensions Regulator has dismissed claims payroll providers are dragging their feet in the development of suitable systems to cope with auto-enrolment.

The Pensions Management Institute will be switching tack over the course of 2012 in response to the changing nature of the pensions industry.