IRELAND - A prosecution brought by the Pensions Board against a company director has been adjourned to give him time to pay back funds he took from the firm's pension scheme.

US - United Parcel Service has issued $1.5bn in bonds to help fund contributions to its pension plan.

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AUSTRALIA - Almost two thirds of Australian workers believe plans to increase the Superannuation Guarantee (SG) should be implemented sooner than the government intends, research suggests.

CHINA - China's pension-fund chief has proposed setting a trading range for the dollar as officials in the fastest-growing major economy fault the US for adopting policies without regard for the American currency's global role.

Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS) and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan have won a bidding war to acquire the £2.1bn high-speed rail link connecting London with the Channel Tunnel.

The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) is to conclude its research into a new asset allocation method based on risk exposure.

AUSTRALIA - Australia's Media Super has agreed to adopt the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment.

US - General Motors is to contribute a minimum of $4bn in cash and $2bn in GM stocks to its $85.9bn US pension plans.

EUROPE - Europe needs to cut its pension deficits or risk prolonging the region's debt crisis as investors punish governments that don't force citizens to work longer, said Finnish Finance Minister Jyrki Katainen.