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Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire Local Government Pension Schemes (LGPS) expect to cut costs in the region of £300k on foreign exchange (FX) fees via use of a new FX platform.

Trustees of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre Pension have appointed P-Solve to act as fiduciary manager to the fund.

The Employee Share Ownership (ESOP) Centre is calling on the government to require foreign firms buying UK organisations to replace pre-existing employee share schemes.

The Law Commission's approach to stewardship among small pension schemes undermines the UK Stewardship Code, campaign group ShareAction claims.

Labour pensions spokesman Gregg McClymont has denounced pensions minister Steve Webb's suggestion of switchable annuities as a "non-starter".

The overwhelming majority (94%) of HR directors believe that HR and finance teams should work together more closely to help boost company performance and profits, research finds.

Former Aviva head of distribution and business development Patrick Granger has joined Standard Life as a senior business development manager in its workplace business team.

Faye Jarvis has been elevated to of counsel in the Hogan Lovells' London pensions team as one of 38 promotions to counsel, of counsel and consultant.

Care UK has revamped its benefits offering with the launch of an online portal to give nurses, carers and remote workers easy access to its employee reward scheme.

The Hozelock Limited Pension and Assurance Scheme has appointed Aon Hewitt to provide actuarial, investment consulting and scheme management services.