The DMO should issue CPI-linked gilts on shorter durations of ten to 20 years to match schemes' shorter-dated CPI-linked liabilities, two of the industry's biggest bodies say.

Fewer than half of investors believe their private equity managers are being transparent enough when it comes to divulging information, a survey finds.

UK/US - Local authority pension funds have called for News Corporation to overhaul its board structure in the wake of the phone hacking scandal.

Local authority pension funds have called for News Corporation to overhaul its board structure in the wake of the phone hacking scandal.

Industry figures are expecting a host of de-risking insurance deals to be undertaken by "quasi-public sector" schemes in the coming months.

Kames Capital has appointed Jonathan Taylor to its institutional sales team in the new role of business development and consultant relations manager.

Sebastian Cheek's view on Nortel/Lehman

GLOBAL - Pension fund assets accounted for almost $30trn of investment manager assets worldwide in 2010, research by TheCityUK shows.

UK pension funds had $2.9trn (£1.9trn) of assets under management at the end of last year, a survey finds.

Large bank pension schemes could lose out financially on insolvency if proposals set out in the Vickers Report become legislation, a law firm warns.