US - The American election results support the Clinton maxim that it is "the economy stupid" that drives political success and public policy in the White House, the US Senate and the House of Representatives.

Workers at the University of Sussex held a protest rally instead of another strike last week over proposed changes to the institution's defined benefit pension scheme.

Individuals must register for transitional protection of pension benefits now or face tax bills running into hundreds of thousands of pounds, Watson Wyatt warns.

Employers must ensure they have sufficient access to independent advice as schemes approach the second round of scheme specific funding valuations, Hamish Wilson says.

Capita Group is to administer around 1.1m life and pensions policies for Abbey Life Assurance Company and Deutsche Bank in a 10-year deal worth £130m.

First Actuarial has appointed John Cullen to further strengthen its growing team of consultants.

Giovanni Legorano looks at how pension funds are positioning their fixed income portfolios to both minimise damage and maximise opportunity

With many financial institutions in dire straits, there are a lot of unhappy investors out there. Christine Senior examines the class action cases starting to come out of the sub-prime crisis

US - Companies have been urged to consider their formula for matching contributions in 401(k) plans to encourage workers to save more.

Jenny Blinch talks to Eric Baggesen of CalPERS about the challenges of taking on the mantle of head of global equities at one of the world's largest pension funds