FRANCE - The new CEO of the Etablissement de Retraite Additionnnelle de la Fonction Publique (ERAFP) has said the fund intends to boost its internal manager expertise.

UK - Despite a dramatic improvement in the fortunes of FTSE 100 pension schemes, a new report has highlighted the fragility of the current investment environment.

According to a report published this year by the European Commission, more than 15 million European U...

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US - US regulatory agencies are not adequately enforcing the disclosure of investment consultants' conflicts of interest, a situation exacerbated by a combination of outdated laws, poor formal coordination between agencies and insufficient investigative...

US - The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS), has reportedly allocated US$3.2bn to three managers for its 130/30 relaxed long only programme.

UK - The pension protection levy could be set for three years, according to a consultation launched by the Pension Protection Fund (PPF).

THE COST of teachers' pensions has increased by around £38bn in the last year alone, according to government estimates.

UK - AllenbridgeEPIC Investment advisers Limited (AEIA) has announced that Philip Williams, senior adviser at AEIA, has been re-appointed as independent investment adviser to the £1.2bn North Yorkshire Pension Fund.