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Further concessions on changes to the Universities Superannuation Scheme will not be made despite planned strike action by the University and College Union, employers say.

The £2.2bn Universities Superannuation Scheme has appointed Tim Coffin as its environmental manager.

The European Union must forge stronger links with institutional investors to achieve its low carbon economy goals, the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change says.

The Employers Pension Forum has attacked unions over planned strike action in protest at changes to the university pension scheme, saying it will damage the higher education sector.

University staff have voted to strike later this month over changes to the Universities Superannuation Scheme, the University and College Union says.

UK - Hedge fund investors must stop "undermining" one another by accepting inadequate terms, the Universities Superannuation Scheme believes.

Hedge fund investors must stop "undermining" one another by accepting inadequate terms, says allocator the Universities Superannuation Scheme.

University workers will be balloted for strike action over pension changes after the Universities Superannuation Scheme confirmed an end to its final salary scheme for new entrants.

Universities Superannuation Scheme trustees have rejected plans to cap inflationary increases for members' benefits and force people who re-join the fund to switch to career average.

Trustees of the Universities Super­annuation Scheme are expected to amend disputed proposals to change the scheme's pension structure when they meet today, PP understands.