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Pension fund growth fell below 2% in 2011 for the world's largest 300 pension funds, down from 11% a year earlier, research by Towers Watson says.

The National Association of Pension Funds has appointed Helen Forrest to its new head of policy and advocacy role.

BlackRock has announced the appointments of Arno Kitts and Andy Tunningley to the top levels of its UK institutional client business.

UK pension schemes and asset managers are suing BP in the Texas courts for tens of millions of pounds over alleged fraud and negligence before and after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

One in six workers admits to having lost track of a pension pot when changing jobs, the Prudential says.

Industry experts are "horrified" that the Liberal Democrats are considering cutting tax relief on ISAs and pension contributions for the wealthy.

Standard Life Investments has launched a suite of online training tools targeted at institutional investors.

Secretary of State Theresa May today announced the final government position on police pensions, with it likely to move to a career average revalued earnings scheme.

ITM has launched eDAaRT, a range of e-tools for auto-enrolment, member benefit access and financial services data management.

Institutional investors will prioritise executive remuneration, climate change and supply chain labour standards when engaging companies over the next three years, according to research.