F&C Investments has appointed Emily Fitz-James as client director in its institutional team.

Institutional investment in Gartmore's £3.6bn alternative funds business increased to 70% of total assets under management in the first half of 2010, interim results show.

The Department for Work and Pensions has issued a formal consultation on proposals to shift the inflation link for increases in PPF and FAS payments from the retail prices index (RPI) to the consumer prices index (CPI).

The Department for Work and Pensions' plans to abolish transfers between contracted-out defined benefit and defined contribution schemes could lead to a "firesale" of final salary liabilities, a consultant warns.

Life insurance and pension provider Aegon's UK business has delivered a 13% increase in pre-tax earnings to £18m in the second quarter, results show.

The Confederation for British Industry is set to back the key principles behind auto-enrolment and NEST in its submission to the independent review body, PP can reveal.

The trustees of the £70m Royal British Legion Pension Fund have hired Hewitt Associates to provide investment advice.

The state pension age should be hiked to at least 70 by the mid-2030s if concerns over the impact of rising longevity are to be allayed, industry experts say.

Standard Life has seen net corporate business inflows increase by 64% in the first half of the year.

Government proposals to link increases in public service pensions to the CPI will force thousands of couples to delay divorce proceedings, an actuary warns.