A FORMER Aon Consulting actuary has launched a new investment advisory business targeting sponsoring companies.

NETHERLANDS - Robeco has become the 22nd firm to join the Enhanced Analytics Initiative (EAI), bringing the Initiative's total assets to €1.2trn.

PLANS for a new NHS pension scheme are at a high risk of failure, the British Medical Association warns.

SMALL businesses should be given financial incentives to join the government's proposed personal accounts as they are a "critical element" to its success, employers believe.

NEGOTIATIONS between unions and management at British Airways over a £2.1bn deficit in the firm's pension scheme are continuing despite hopes a resolution would be found this week.

URUGUAY - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called on the Uruguayan government to liberalise rules for pension fund investment in non-government obligations and allow limited high quality off-shore investments to be made.

AVGI GREGORY and Mark Hodgkinson have launched Muse Advisory in a bid to address concerns over scheme governance, management and benefits.

WORKERS will save an additional £10bn by 2026 as a result of government pension reform, the National Association of Pension Funds claims.

UK - Employers "levelling down" after 2012 could lead to a £10bn reduction in employer contributions, research undertaken for the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) by Deloitte has found.

COMMERZBANK Corporates & Markets has launched a fixed income fund of hedge funds.