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Local Government Pension Schemes (LGPS) would have been better off if they had left their portfolios untouched for the last decade instead of listening to investment consultants, research finds.

Hymans Robertson has launched a monthly asset valuation tool for local government pension schemes (LGPS) that could save them up to 50% on valuation fees.

Neiloy Ghosh has been appointed as director of client services by Inalytics and will be responsible for reporting results of analysis to customers.

Deloitte is giving £25m to its staff to help them create and run their own business.

Origo has cut the time taken to switch pensions using its Options Transfers service to 45 minutes.

There has been a 66% increase in the number of complaints the Pensions Ombudsman (PO) has received in relation to pension scams since July.

The government has been criticised for proposing burdensome and confusing rules on trustees in defined contribution (DC) schemes.

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) is calling on employers to offer more options for flexible working and working from home in the wake of figures showing the average daily commute is now almost an hour.

Our top stories this week included problems for MyCSP, a whopping legal bill for Guinness Peat, an ombudsman decision with wide-reaching consequences, and schemes taking asset management in-house.

PP editor in chief Jonathan Stapleton has been named trade journalist of the year by the Society of Pension Professionals (SPP).