GOLDMAN SACHS is set to enter the buyout market following the appointment of Addy Loudiadis to head a subsidiary to buy closed schemes.

CANADA - BGI is on the hunt for the first institutional clients for its suite of liability driven investment (LDI) funds, set to be rolled out across the whole of Canada before the end of the year.

SWITZERLAND - Swiss pension funds are increasingly struggling to fully guarantee the regulatory required benefits, and the government should consider a more flexible benefit structure.

A fall in the number of whistleblowing reports could prevent The Pensions Regulator detecting potential problems in schemes, a lawyer warns.

Loyalty, reward and gift voucher providers have seen a surge in sales, trade body The VA says.

ETF SECURITIES has listed 29 exchange traded commodities on the London Stock Exchange in a move that will make it easier for schemes to invest in the asset class.

If you attend a pension industry conference these days, you will almost certainly hear about schemes ...

MERCER Investment Consulting is expanding its global research into alternative investments in a bid to diversify its product range.

A major programme of change has been outlined by the new Institute of Actuaries president Nick Dumbreck.

DEFINED contribution schemes and providers must diversify investment options, delegates were told.