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Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service has appointed the London Pension Fund Authority (LPFA) to provide third-party administration and payroll services.

Defined benefit (DB) pension schemes are more satisfied with their investment consultants (83%) than defined contribution (DC) plans (79%), according to the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF).

Around a quarter of asset manager signatories of the National Association of Pension Funds' (NAPF) Stewardship Code have completed the body's disclosure framework since its October 2013 launch.

The majority of female millennials say a policy on diversity is important when deciding where to work, yet many feel that employers are still too biased towards men, research reveals.

Towers Watson has appointed Ed Francis as head of investments for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), succeeding Chris Ford.

Aerion Fund Management, the in-house fund manager for the National Grid UK pension scheme, has appointed Berenberg to manage a £3.5bn active currency overlay mandate.

Defined benefit (DB) pension schemes are more satisfied with their investment consultants (83%) than defined contribution (DC) plans (79%), according to the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF).

Virgin Media has announced former Britvic Soft Drinks group pensions and benefits manager David Roberts joined as head of pensions and benefits yesterday.

Standard Life is investigating placing a ban on adviser charging in connection with workplace pensions following discussion with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

JLT Employee Benefits' (JLT EB) UK and Ireland business saw its revenues increase 18% to £172.1m for the year ending December 31 2013.