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US - Funded status of US pension plans increased to 80.3% at the end of October, BNY Mellon Asset Management finds.

Switzerland's pension funds have so far refused to rebalance following the financial crisis. Emma Cusworth looks at the potential consequences

Traditional multi-management firms have increased their offerings following calls for more fiduciary responsibility, as Helen Fowler reports

EDHEC; Amundi; Corinthian Cove Consulting; Scottish Widows Investment Partnership; Standard Life Investments; Mercer; CalPERS

Mercer has recruited Paul Noone and Cathryn Cooney to its UK outsourcing business in a bid to improve its benefits delivery service for pension scheme members.

Mercer has expanded its covenant consulting team with the hire of Andrew Horner from Baker Tilly and Tim Birkett from business outsourcer Vertex.

FTSE350 scheme deficits stood still at £85bn in Q2 and Q3, despite a rise in global equity markets in the third quarter, Mercer data reveals.

Laura Blows explores what caused the move away from active management, the role it can play within pension fund investment and how adding alpha can turn its reputation around

GLOBAL - For the second year in a row, Dutch retirement systems came first in a global pension index comparing private and public pension schemes based on adequacy, sustainability and integrity.

UK - The Financial Reporting Council has revealed the 68 signatories to the UK Stewardship Code.