UK - The NAPF have come out in support of the government's white paper, however it noted provision should be made for those without a decent occupational pension scheme.

UK - Pensions regulator chairman David Norgrove has ruled out providing guidance on the issue of mortality assumptions.

THE NETHERLANDS - Aegon has reached an agreement to acquire OPTAS N V, the Rotterdam-based life insurer for €1.3bn.

SCHEMES must dump short-term reward targets for managers if they are to properly match their liabilities and help tackle climate change, the National Association of Pension Funds investment conference has heard.

UK - British consultants should move towards better models of performance measurement, according to panel of speakers at the National Association of Pensions Funds annual conference in Edinburgh today.

HYMANS Robertson has appointed David Freedman as partner and manager of its actuarial practice.

US - GM motors is to move 20% of its pension fund assets from stocks to bonds in an effort to protect a US$17.1bn surplus.

Here it is - the full shortlist for this year's UK Pensions Awards.

Hartford Life has launched a new pension plan which enables members to accumulate assets as well as generating an income.

FIJI -- Fiji National Provident Fund is to be investigated by Ernst & Young after an internal audit found "huge discrepancies" in the previous administration.