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Active membership of occupational schemes has fallen to its lowest level in almost 60 years, according to the Office for National Statistics.

Small firms 'should not have to provide pensions'; Public sector pensions 'still at advantage after reforms'; Union tells own staff to pay in more for pensions; Teachers lobby MPs over pension changes; Pension contributions set for change; Frozen pension...

Investment managers are failing in their duty to investors and are not fulfilling their obligation to invest responsibly, according to a survey.

Institutional investors with more than $20trn (£12.7bn) in assets are urging global policy makers to create strategies that encourage private sector investment in climate change solutions.

The National Employment Saving Trust is set to develop its own internal market to switch equities and bonds between members' funds, its head of investment policy says.

Lawyers have dismissed The Pensions Regulator's warning to investors that it will take action against firms triggering pre-pack insolvencies to offload pension liabilities from businesses.

A "pounds and pence" approach to defined contribution charging would lead to lower-paid members paying more, industry figures say.

The European Commission has bowed to UK pension industry demands for a longer consultation period on Solvency II requirements and extended the deadline by five weeks.

CANADA - The nascent Canadian longevity risk transfer market could hit $20bn by 2020, Swiss Re finds.

GERMANY - Germany's institutional investors are not only interested in returns, but also the safety of those returns, according to a study published by Union Investment.