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The National Employment Savings Trust's transactional website promises to be as 'simple to use as eBay'.

The Trades Union Congress has branded government plans to bring forward increases to the state pension age unfair due to the widening gap in life expectancy between rich and poor.

Sponsors should treat pension schemes as a subsidiary of their business to tackle the mounting burden of closed defined benefit schemes, a report argues.

The Universities Superannuation Scheme has doubled its Private Markets investment team with four hires to help boost its direct infrastructure investment capabilities.

Rise in pension age to take effect earlier; Britons reluctant to take out a pension; Many workers are 'clueless about pension contributions'; Clarity and precision on all the pensions issues; Call for clarity in proxy voting process; Investors falling...

British workers remain uninformed and disengaged with pensions with almost half either not knowing how much they contribute or not contributing to a scheme at all, a survey reveals.

GLOBAL - More than two-thirds of institutional investors are concerned about the impact of high frequency trading (HFT) on the equities market, research has found.

GLOBAL - The development of longevity as an asset class continues to grow as longevity risk becomes increasingly recognised, experts believe.

The Great Ropemaker Partnership - 50% owned by the BP Pension Fund - is to buy two Central London properties for £132.75m with the intention to boost their values through active management.