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Russell Investments has expanded its fiduciary management team with two senior appointments.

The Pension Protection Fund has published its annual report - revealing a surplus of £678m at 31 March.

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US - The $22bn Employees Retirement System of Texas (ERS) has selected Deutsche Bank as its new securities lending provider, replacing JP Morgan Chase.

FRANCE - Alcatel-Lucent reported a pension and other post employment benefit (OPEB) deficit of €1.2bn ($1.7bn) in the third quarter down from an overfunding of €49m at the end of June.

UK - Schemes looking to maximise returns in a low interest rate environment must work closely with investment banks to boost member outcomes, Barclays chief executive Bob Diamond says.

US - The aggregate funded ratio in S&P 1500 pension plans increased to 75% in October from 72% in September, though much of the gain was wiped out at the beginning of this month, figures from Mercer show.

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Government plans to include pension contributions when calculating workers' entitlement to tax credits risks undermining the key aims of auto-enrolment, argue Labour peers.