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Shareholder resolutions will be filed at three major mining firms later this month to force them to raise disclosure of the risks posed by climate change.

Inflation continues to hover around zero according to Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures, meaning interest rates are likely to remain at historic lows well into 2016.

Schemes are looking to increase their control of asset allocation in hedge funds and move away from fund of funds structures, according to a fund manager.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Threadneedle Asset Management more than £6m for having inadequate controls in its fixed income front office.

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People drawing retirement income from annuities will be able to sell their contracts from 6 April 2017, the government has confirmed.

The Pensions Institute has called for urgent action after its research found one in ten defined benefit (DB) schemes would "never ever" pay benefits in full.

The rate of defined benefit (DB) scheme closure among FTSE 100 companies is gathering pace, according to research by JLT Employee Benefits.

Atlas is the latest master trust to be awarded the Pension Quality Mark (PQM) Ready standard.

Aegon has overhauled its workplace pension default funds in response to the extra retirement flexibilities introduced in April.