An actuarial and consultancy procurement framework for local government pension schemes will launch next month promising "better prices" for schemes.

The Office for National Statistics is to consult on plans to expand the Consumer Prices Index inflation measure to include housing costs.

UK defined benefit schemes have hit a funding low after combined deficits increased nearly £100bn last month to hit £312bn, statistics show.

Schemes must maintain "vigilance" around smart beta asset managers charging fees more akin to alpha strategies, Towers Watson warns.

West Midlands Pension Fund chief investment officer Judy Saunders is retiring.

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Schemes with liabilities linked to the retail prices index are set to get a multi-million pound boost next year after researchers said they would change the way they calculate inflation to make RPI figures lower.

London mayor Boris Johnson is to convene a high-level meeting of UK pension funds in a bid to source billions of pounds of investment in London housing projects, PP has learned.

The Pensions Regulator has revealed more details about an "extremely uncommon" Regulated Apportionment Arrangement deal it struck with British Midland Airways.

Employers and unions have announced the details of a new local government pension scheme which will take effect from 1 April 2014. The scheme will have seven major features.