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The Association of Corporate Trustees is set to consider a new code of conduct for professional trustees amid opposition from those working in the industry.

A change in the way the Pension Protection Fund views contingent assets could significantly increase the levy for some schemes, Eversheds warns.

The Pensions Regulator has launched an investigation into the buy-out of Kidderminster carpet maker Brintons after the firm's pension liabilities were off-loaded to the Pension Protection Fund.

European Union pension policy could cripple British firms and stall economic recovery if schemes are forced into Solvency II capital requirements, employers warn.

EUROPE - Pension funds face a double hit from a proposed European-wide financial transactions tax, the Investment Management Association warns.

Pension funds face a double hit from a proposed European-wide financial transactions tax, the Investment Management Association warns.

US - Some 92% of institutional investors are unhappy with executive pay relating to performance at the companies they invest in, research shows

HONG KONG - The government has put pressure on investment managers to lower the fees they charge to run money for the massive Mandatory Provident Fund.

GLOBAL - Investor confidence rose by 1.8 points to 88.9 in September thanks to gains in Europe and Asia, research by State Street shows.

UK - Investors need to up their knowledge of the transition management process if they expect to have successful transitions, delegates at the Global Pensions Transition Management Forum heard.