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BRAZIL - Institutional investors have banded together to urge the Brazilian securities regulator, the Commissão de Valores Mobiliários (CVM), to provide greater legal protections for minority shareholders.

THE Serious Fraud Office has confirmed three men have been arrested in connection with its investigation into independent trustee firm GP Noble.

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Pension schemes should not switch from equities into bonds in an attempt to reduce risk, former Downing Street pensions advisor Ros Altmann says.

DEMANDING higher contribution rates from sponsoring employers is not the answer to weathering the storm of current market volatility, an industry expert warns.

ALEXANDER Forbes Trustee Services has promoted Darren Toms to the position of associate director in a bid to develop its defined contribution proposition.

BUCK CONSULTANTS has appointed Mark Stocker as principal and senior consulting actuary.

THE Serious Fraud Office is investigating independent trustee firm GP Noble following a referral by The Pensions Regulator.

Tube Lines workers and Rail, Maritime and Transport members will not be transferred into the Transport for London defined benefit pension scheme, the contractor says.