Sovereign bondholders will be relegated down creditor lists if European policymakers push through plans for a bailout mechanism, Standard & Poor's warns.

Former Tory peer Lord Skidelsky has proposed the creation of a UK investment bank to encourage pension funds to invest in national infrastructure.

Pension funds would rather sell stock than take securities class action because it is too costly and time-consuming, delegates heard.

Using UK economic growth as a barometer for public sector pension payments is "absolute nonsense" which will continue to underestimate costs, John Ralfe says.

Japanese equities are poised for a valuation increase due to improving global economic conditions and strong corporate fundamentals, Tokio Marine Asset Management predicts.

Work and Pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith has laid out plans for basic state pension reform in a bid to create a "state pensions system fit for a 21st century welfare system".

The Employers Pension Forum has attacked unions over planned strike action in protest at changes to the university pension scheme, saying it will damage the higher education sector.

Corporate schemes must increase transparency and demand more responsible investing from their asset managers to keep pace with pension funds outside the UK, UKSIF says.

UK - Public sector discount rates should be tied to UK economic growth to reflect future tax revenues needed to fund the scheme, the Pensions Policy Institute says.

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