UK - Taxpayers will have to find an extra £335bn over the next 50 years to fund gold-plated public sector pensions, a report claims.

ITALY - The overall subscription to Italian pension funds has increased by 7.2% over 2008, despite severe market turmoil, data by COVIP reveal.

UK - The National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) has given its broad support to proposals which will help institutional investors on issues such as voting and the obligations of proxies.

UK - The £400m Harsco Investment Pension Fund has dropped one of its bond managers as part the implementation of the final stage of its liability driven investment (LDI) strategy.

THE National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) has given its broad support to proposals which will help institutional investors on issues such as voting and the obligations of proxies.

Almost three-quarters of scheme managers believe government measures to make it easier to introduce shared risk pension schemes would be a welcome move.

AUSTRALIA - Proposals by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) to publish fund data are "sub optimal" and could mislead investors, the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) believes.

THE Pension Protection Fund has appointed Alan Rubenstein as its new chief executive.

SOME buyout insurers could reduce pensions in payment should deflation occur, Punter Southall warns.

NETHERLANDS - THE €20m (US$25.7m) Aena Pension Fund has appointed PGGM to provide it with pension administration and investment services.