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Skandia Investment Management has launched an institutional share class for its global property securities fund in response to demand from schemes.

Auto-enrolment into group personal pensions will not be solved by streamlined joining, industry experts have warned.

JAPAN - The world's largest pension portfolio, the Japanese Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), has begun the process of selecting new candidates to run mandates for the active management of domestic and foreign equities.

Customer satisfaction with insurance companies is high - but firms have been warned there is no room for complacency.

Consultant Punter Southall aims to make alternative assets more accessible with the launch of its PSource Capital Group.

US - The Blackstone Group has closed its latest global private equity fund, Blackstone Capital Partners V (BCP V) at US$21.7bn.

INCOME from occupational pension schemes is falling while the number of pensioners living in severe poverty is on the rise, government statistics show.

FIDELITY Group subsidiary HR Access has signed a partnership with flexible benefits organisation Motivano.

Ministers are considering possible cuts in accrued benefits despite changes being ruled out in the department for work and pensions' deregulatory review, Scottish Life claims.

BESTRUSTEES has appointed Penny Green to its team of independent trustees.