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Joseph Mariathasan reports on the results of a recent study, which would seem to show composite funds grouping regional managers can prove a better emerging markets investment option for pension funds than investment through one global manager

Trustees of schemes which are closed to new entrants should challenge actuarial valuations to ensure investment risk is properly minimised, Hamish Wilson & Co says.

UK - The new-look UK Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) has been slammed by its members, with one predicting it will have a shelf life of only six years.

Plans to overhaul the Myners Principles have been backed by pension schemes and industry bodies.

Global Pensions asked a panel of experts about how custody is keeping up with the rapid changes in the pensions industry

Yahoo's board of directors could face further challenges from retirement fund shareholders already angry at what they claim to be conduct destroying shareholder value.

CAPITA Hartshead will move to a new building in central Sheffield in 2010, the company has announced.

Businesses need to improve benefit administration and communication to recruit and retain high-quality staff members, JLT Benefit Solutions says.

NETHERLANDS - Blue Sky Group has been selected as asset manager for Stichting Bedrijfstakpensioenfonds voor de Schoen-, Leder-, en Lederwarenindustrie, an industry pension fund for the shoe and leather industry.

US - A proposed bill preventing Californian pension funds from investing in private equity firms partly owned by governments with poor human rights records has been withdrawn, following opposition from state governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.