US - General Motors (GM) has agreed to absorb US$3.4bn of pension liability from Delphi, as part of settlement and restructuring agreements, following Delphi's bankruptcy.

Pensions regulators from across the world fear defined contribution members are not given enough information to make investment decisions, research reveals.

Large pension schemes have increased their influence over the companies they invest in, National Association of Pension Funds research shows.

There is still time to enter for the 2008 Gold Standard Awards - run by Professional Pensions parent company Incisive Media - though entries close on September 13.

Edinburgh City Council will go out to tender for a transitional investment manager for its three pension funds later this year.

ICI Pension Fund has increased its global high yield bond allocation by £35m.

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NETHERLANDS - The €2.2bn ($3.1bn) pension fund of food retailer Ahold has awarded Credit Suisse with a €140m private equity funds of funds mandate.

BELGIUM - Belgian employers are grossly overestimating the level of benefits provided by their defined contribution (DC) pension plans, Watson Wyatt has warned.