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Legal and General Trustees (LGT) has asked The Pensions Regulator (TPR) to allow an amnesty for defined contribution (DC) contract scheme providers to change members' investments without their consent.

Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) investment regulations must be relaxed immediately in order to make the 2014 reformed scheme a success, industry figures say.

Gatemore Capital Management has launched a delegated investment management service for schemes.

The 2013 regulations for the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) do not do enough to help schemes protect against insolvent employers, experts warn.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will call for evidence on quality standards across all defined contribution schemes later this year.

A good communications strategy is essential to high uptake of any workplace benefits programme.

The shareholder spring which has increased scrutiny over executive pay has led to an increase in pay freezes and lower bonus payouts in the FTSE100 in 2012 compared with 2011.

Five local authority pension funds have launched a £250m ‘investing for growth' initiative, aimed at boosting returns and delivering "positive" economic impact.

Asset-backed funding (ABF) arrangements are reaching new levels as the industry saw £700m worth of deals in the six months from September 2012, research from KPMG shows.

Crispin Henderson, the former chief executive officer (CEO) of Threadneedle who stepped back from the role in March, is to retire from the industry at the end of the week.