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SWITZERLAND - Investec Asset Management has hired Reinhard Müller from Pioneer as a sales director to boost its institutional distribution in Switzerland.

EUROPE - The European Union must forge stronger links with institutional investors to achieve its low carbon economy goals, the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change says.

EUROPE - European schemes have started to put strategies in action that deal with volatility by either bringing in returns or mitigating risks, but find there's still a way to go in educating board members about these strategies.

New deal aims for £140 weekly state pension; Public sector pensions will cost other taxpayers £1,600 each unless system reformed; Pension promises are an affront to the elderly

Lack of knowledge or awareness of investing is hampering people's ability to save for retirement, research finds.

Professional Pensions asked three industry experts how we can help people make better at retirement choices.

The European Union must forge stronger links with institutional investors to achieve its low carbon economy goals, the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change says.

More than a fifth of IFAs still switch personal pensions for clients despite fears of heavy-handed Financial Services Authority anti-churn measures.

Some 17% of final salary pension schemes are now closed to new members and future accrual, National Association of Pension Funds research shows.

The DWP and Treasury are considering proposals to further restrict pension tax relief to fund the proposed Universal State Pension, a leading academic says.