Measures that could make it easier to introduce shared risk pension schemes will be considered by the government and industry in the New Year, Lord McKenzie reveals.

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The department for work and pensions has conducted a third informal consultation on possible changes to occupational pension rules.

Trustees must take a hard line approach to securing assets for the pension scheme should a sponsor go bust, a lawyer says.

UK - Measures that could make it easier to introduce shared risk pension schemes will be considered by the government and industry in the New Year, Lord McKenzie reveals.

NETHERLANDS - A group of pension funds, employers, trade unions and alternative investment providers have issued a series of recommendations to get private equity and hedge funds to regulate themselves more rigorously.

EMPLOYEES are missing out on more than £5bn a year by failing to join company pension schemes, Prudential says.

INCLUDING: US - ERISA breach investigated; FRANCE - CA launches 10 new ETFs; GLOBAL - AIMA appoints non-exec chairman; UK - PGI appoints consultant relations director

UK - The FTSE has confirmed the latest companies to leave and join the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 indexes.

GLOBAL - Targeting climate change should be made a priority to kick-start the global economy, a group of 140 global investors has said.