British Telecom could have to pay the Pension Protection Fund £16.6m after its partial exemption from levies was declared illegal by the European Commission.

GLOBAL - More investors than ever before consider corporate policies on climate change when making investment decisions, the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) has said.

AUSTRALIA - Barclays Capital has launched an index in a bid to provide a solution for obtaining liquid inflation exposure in markets where access to inflation-linked instruments is illiquid or non-existent.

Natalie Dempster , head of investment North America at World Gold Council, looks at benefits and risks of investing in commodities, using the Missouri State Employees' Retirement System as a case study

CANADA - The vast majority of employer contributions to defined contribution (DC) funds will be the same or higher in 2009 than last year, the Quebec-based Order of Charted Human Resources Councillors (CRHA) has said.

The Pensions Management Institute has announced the successful candidates who achieved the Advanced Diploma in Retirement Provision qualification.

Scottish Widows is set to enhance its corporate pensions package to give employers the chance to create more tailored schemes.

SOME 90% of UK companies with a defined benefit pension scheme are worried about its impact on their business, PricewaterhouseCoopers fourth annual pensions survey reveals.

BUCK CONSULTANTS has appointed Sean Gilfeather to lead its business development in Scotland.

US - Equity allocations in 401(k) schemes hit an historic low of just above 50% of portfolios in January, Hewitt Associates analysis reveals.