THE PENSION Protection Fund has updated its guidance covering section 143 valuations.

CLERICAL Medical has launched a guide to assist intermediaries in their post A-Day evaluation and review of clients' schemes.

US - Public pension funds should see their funding levels improve over the course of this year, as the rate of growth in assets exceeds liability growth, the National Association of State Retirement Administrators (NASRA) has said.

WHAT do scheme managers think about the government's White Paper reforms or the new regulatory regime? What impact will a national pension savings scheme have on existing provision?

NETHERLANDS- The Dutch Painters Pension Fund has appointment Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (MLIM) to implement a e1.4bn interest rate swap overlay programme.

Lower income workers should not be forced to save for a pension, the National Association of Pension Funds warns.

CANADA - The cost of public pension plans in Canada is expected to rise from the current 5% of GDP to 7% by 2030, Jean-Claude Ménard, chief actuary at the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) has warned.

THE FINANCIAL Services Authority (FSA) has published a policy statement on how it will regulate all personal pensions including self invested personal pensions from April 6.

UK - Gissings has appointed three new senior consultants in an effort to strenghten its research and products development practice.

AUSTRALIA - The government is set to transfer A$13.63bn into the Future Fund in a bid to tackle its massive superannuation liabilities, currently at $100bn.