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Conflicts of interest are causing schemes to withdraw from high-risk areas even when all evidence points to the contrary, Ashmore Investment Management head of research Jerome Booth says.

GLOBAL - Pension funds should be investing at least 50% of their assets in emerging markets, Ashmore head of research Jerome Booth suggests.

UK - SL Investment Management, a traded endowment policy (TEP) and life settlement product provider, has acquired competitor PolicyPlus.

Technology supplier CSC has become the first firm to subscribe to Scottish Widows' corporate benefits platform.

Simply levelling-down public sector pensions would be a "short-sighted" approach both in the short and longer-term, the Association of Consulting Actuaries says.

Pension age of 66 within five years; New default pensions ‘right up our street', says L&G

The £16bn Barclays Bank UK Retirement Fund's IAS19 deficit rocketed to more than £4bn in the first half of 2010.

The government's "radical" annuity reform could have serious consequences for retirement incomes and public finances, the Cass Business School warns.

Collating accurate data is imperative for employers seeking to launch corporate wrap platforms to ensure members can access all of their benefits, industry experts say.

A Court of Appeal ruling has made it "easier than ever" to enforce compulsory retirement despite government plans to scrap the default retirement age.