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The Local Authority Pension Fund Forum (LAPFF) has advised its members to vote against the remuneration report at AstraZeneca's upcoming annual general meeting (AGM).

Private sector deficits increased last month for the first time this year after slower growth in equities, research from the Pension Protection Fund shows.

The on-going volatility in defined benefit scheme funding continues as £11bn was added to FTSE350 deficits over March, research from Mercer shows.

An increase in liabilities across UK defined benefit schemes in March wiped out improvements in funding levels reported over the last quarter, according to research from JLT Pension Capital Strategies.

The Trades Union Congress, Unite and Unison have teamed up with PIRC to launch the Trade Union Share Owners group, which aims to "put union values at the heart of corporate governance".

Scheme deficits increased significantly in January according to the latest funding survey, compounding mixed messages on the state of defined benefit funds during a month of stock market gains.

The aggregate deficit of UK private sector schemes has decreased by £33.5bn over January, research from the Pension Protection Fund shows.

Deficits at the UK's biggest schemes rose more than 20% in January despite big gains on the stock market, according to research from Mercer.

Scheme deficits remained largely unchanged over the last year despite gains in asset prices, Pension Protection Fund research says.

Almost all FTSE350 firms put all of their directors up for re-election every year thanks to increased take-up of the Stewardship Code, the Financial Reporting Council says.