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FOREIGN exchange "slippage" on equity deals could be costing schemes hundreds of thousands of pounds, Russell Investment Group warns.

SGAM Alternative Investments has teamed up with HFR Group in a bid to produce enhanced fund of hedge fund index products.

LOCAL government schemes have urged the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister to clarify incorrectly drafted A-Day regulations, PP has learned.

THE GOVERNMENT has backed down on plans that would have forced final salary schemes to issue benefit statements to all members.

FEARS that Local Government Pension Scheme A-Day changes will allow members to take more tax-free cash than private sector workers have been dismissed by consultants.

DECELERATION in global liquidity growth is moderate enough to allow good performance across a range of equity markets, latest analysis from Standard Life Investments reveals.

INSTITUTIONAL investors are being urged to oppose the election of Martin Flanagan to the board of asset manager Invesco's parent, Amvescap.

PENSION funds should be wary of investing in Russian energy giant Rosneft when it goes public in London this summer, asset managers warn.

UNIONS are to present the BBC with a list of demands after rejecting its plans to close the final salary pension scheme to new members.

FUND surveyor at the Universities Superannuation Scheme Robert Walden has left after nearly 20 years' of service.