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THE FORESTRY sector delivered returns of 20.6pc last year, outperforming equities, gilts and commercial property.

INVESTMENT management firms could be forced to pay schemes billions of pounds if an EU advocate general's opinion on value-added tax is upheld in the European Court of Justice tomorrow.

Friends Provident is adding a self-investment capabi lity to its group pension plan.

An increasing number of institutions are cutting their bond holdings to allocate additional resources to fund of hedge funds, Fauchier Partners claims.

PAYDEN & RYGEL has launched a central and eastern European equity fund for pension schemes and other institutional investors.

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THE ENTIRE Dar Al Istithmar Shariah finance and investment team - a majority held subsidiary of Deutsche Bank - has left to join BMB Group.

CHURCH of England clergy will debate proposed changes to their final salary scheme at the upcoming General Synod in York.

Software provider eShare has pledged its support for the PP campaign to set up a taskforce of industry heavyweights to tackle key trustee issues.

CHAIRMAN Yusuf Samad Senior investment consultant Hewitt Associates Samad is a senior investment ...