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PROPOSALS to make it easier for maternity leave to be transferred to fathers have been welcomed by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.

THE £28BN Universities Superannuation Scheme is set to double its £50m property mandate with Fprop.

Jadwa Investment is linking up with Russell Investment Group to launch a Shariah-compliant investment solution for clients.

GOLDMAN Sachs Asset Management has launched a Japanese yen-denominated money market fund in a bid to attract pension scheme cash.

THE NEW-LOOK Local Government Pension Scheme - set to be introduced next April - will cost more than the existing scheme, actuaries say.

COMPANIES are clamouring to get buy-out estimates as longevity increases, delegates heard.

TESCO is giving staff up to five days' leave for training to become foster carers.

Work and pensions secretary John Hutton has added some meat to the bones of the government's proposed personal accounts.

SHAREHOLDERS have agreed a deal for the takeover of Alliance Boots without an agreement on pension fund investment.

INVESTMENT confidence has been knocked by signs of rising inflation in the UK and China, Baring Asset Management warns.