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Fidelity International has launched a workplace ISA in response to demand from its defined contribution clients and scheme members.

US - Towers Watson has named six investment heads, including one to the new position of head of strategy for North America.

In the latest Conjecture debate, our panellists from Aberdeen Asset Management, Amundi, Fidelity, Nomura Asset Management discussed Emerging Markets.

US - The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) is seeking shareowner support for its proposal to have unopposed candidates to Apple's board be elected by a majority vote.

GLOBAL - Russell Investments has launched the Russell Stability Indexes which divide securities according to volatility and quality.

EUROPE - The CEE Stock Exchange Group, which includes bourses in Vienna, Budapest, Prague and Ljubljana, said trading volumes may drop this year in the Hungarian capital following the nationalisation of private pension funds.

Pensions decision deals fresh blow to final salary schemes; National insurance ‘stealth' rise is blow to pensions for millions; Final salary employees face 'stealth tax'; Nest excludes UK managers

Government has compounded the misery for final salary schemes by reducing the contracted-out rebate level, industry figures say.

AXA Rosenberg Group, AXA Rosenberg Investment Management and the Barr Rosenberg Research Center have agreed to pay a total of $242m (£150m) to settle SEC charges after concealing a coding error from investors.

GLOBAL - Have you missed the biggest stories in pensions this week? Find out below, as we list the top 10 most popular stories on www.globalpensions.com over the past seven days.