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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.

UK/DENMARK - ATP has announced the launch of an independent multi-employer trust to rival the National Employment Savings Trust, ahead of auto-enrolment next year.

NETHERLANDS - Dutch pension fund manager APG has updated its corporate governance and voting policy, putting more pressure on companies to take stakeholders' interests and sustainability issues into account.

ATP has announced the launch of an independent multi-employer trust to rival the National Employment Savings Trust, ahead of auto-enrolment next year.

Pension funds will find it hard to maintain healthy financial returns if faced with accelerating climate change and ecosystem collapse, a report published today finds.

UK - Any gains schemes might have made following the switch to the Consumer Price Index have been wiped out by falling interest rates, JLT Benefit Solutions believes.