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Just 15% of asset managers that have produced a Stewardship Code statement disclose full voting records, according to research from a shareholder pressure group.

Aberdeen Asset Management chief executive Martin Gilbert said he wants to oust Katherine Garrett-Cox as chief executive of the £2.1bn Alliance Trust.

Leicestershire County Council pension fund has appointed JP Morgan Asset Management to run an unconstrained bond mandate investing in credit from around the world.

Culture minister Ed Vaizey refused to rule out writing a government cheque to keep the Wedgwood collection in one place after a judge ruled it could be sold off to plug a pension deficit.

Retired Britons are £100bn in debt; QE helps double FTSE 100 pension deficit to £73bn; BAE chief's bonuses rise as pensions fall; Pension fund eyes Edinburgh airport; Still no justification for tax-free 25%

Defined benefit payouts will peak this year before tailing off as the impact of scheme closures is felt, says the Department for Work and Pensions.

Kcom has brought forward a £10m pension contribution to take advantage of higher levels of tax relief available before April.

The Pensions Ombudsman has ruled against a complainant who argued part of his pension should be classified as DC in order to protect it from Pension Protection Fund reductions.

The "old boys network" that makes up the committees which set executive pay must end, a think tank says.

Pension funds must put pressure on international energy companies to make a controversial method of gas extraction less environmentally damaging, responsible investment experts say.