UK - Local authority pension funds have may be approached as possible sources of capital to rebuild and renovate school buildings, Partnership for Schools (PfS) has confirmed.

NETHERLANDS - The Dutch pensions regulator De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) has dismissed reports of an extended recovery period for under-funded schemes as 'rumours'.

SWEDEN - A cut in equity allocations over the past 18 months helped stave off investment losses for AMF, the SEK289bn (US$33bn) Swedish pension fund, in 2008.

US- North Carolina's state and local governments should prepare to help keep the state's pension system fully funded.

The buyout market is set to achieve transaction volumes between £8bn and £10bn despite a slow start of the year, Pension Capital Strategies claims.

US- The Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday named Robert Khuzami, a former federal prosecutor with a history of prosecuting high profile white collar criminals and terrorists, as director of enforcement.

MERCER has appointed Claire Ross and Andy White to its UK benefits outsourcing business, as part of a plan to boost its service.

SCHEMES will not have to increase pensions during a deflationary period but payments cannot be reduced to reflect lower cost of living, Lovells warns.

BAE pays £500m to top up plunging pension pot; The Pensions Regulator warns over dividend payouts; Loss of pensions benefits would be the bigger blow

Companies with a proactive communications strategy will be better placed to minimise possible member distress over defined contribution asset falls, Fidelity says.