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AUSTRALIA - Government proposals to create the position of ‘trustee director' have been dismissed by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) as doing little to increase accountability.

Lincolnshire County Council pension fund has re-appointed J.P. Morgan as its custodian and given the firm additional responsibility to undertake accounting and performance measurement services.

The National Employment Savings Trust has claimed that criticism of its focus on online communications is misinformed and indicative of the confusion over its role in the 2012 reforms.

Stratification is happening within fixed income portfolios, Helen Fowler reports

Government policy on future pension increases has led directly to the resignation of three Airways Pension Scheme trustees, Cliff Pocock says.

Public sector organisations have launched a judicial review against the government's decision to uprate pensions in line with CPI rather than RPI.

Defined benefit scheme sponsors must be cautious about moving members who work beyond the normal retirement age into defined contribution schemes, a lawyer warns.

PRUPIM has acquired a £67m Tesco superstore in Cardiff for the M&G Secured Property Income Fund.

Schools switching to academy status could face higher pension contribution rates because they will no longer have the same degree of funding security as council run schools.

China's failure to tackle rising inflation could result in a marked slowdown in growth as policymakers are driven to adopt harsher monetary policy.