North Yorkshire County Council has appointed ING Real Estate to manage a global property portfolio for its pension fund.

Public sector pensions are in desperate need of reform but the Conservative party has not drawn up detailed plans on the issue, its pensions spokesman says.

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Trustees need to be poised and ready to deal with the pensions implications of an increase in redundancies due to economic downturn, lawyers warn.

Trustees of the British Regional Airlines Group pension scheme have appointed Mercer as actuarial and investment adviser to its Isle of Man-based pension schemes.

The government must give employers access to better pension choices and rethink its strategy to encourage retirement saving, the Association of Consulting Actuaries says.

UK - Universities Superannuation Scheme has expanded its private equity team with the addition of two private equity analysts, Sweta Chattopadhyay and Tim Tyshing.

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Universities Superannuation Scheme has expanded its private equity team with the addition of two private equity analysts, Sweta Chattopadhyay and Tim Tyshing.

EUROPE - The European Commission (EC) has decided to refer Spain and Portugal to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) over alleged discriminatory taxation of foreign pension funds.