US - The California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) has put forward its first shareholder proposal since 2004, to pressure natural gas pipeline company ONEOK to report on its greenhouse gas emissions.

UK - Nearly two thirds (61%) of trustees on defined contribution (DC) pension fund boards think their members do not know how much their pension is worth, according to Aon Consulting.

UK - The Public Accounts Delivery Authority (PADA) should beware industry reaction to charging structures, according to the Pensions Policy Institute (PPI) and Mercer's response to a call for consultation.

WILLIAM Murray has been elected a pensioner member nominated director of the Ernst & Young pension scheme.

CANADA - The rush to DC has slowed in the last year and CFOs have become more optimistic about the pensions crisis, according to Watson Wyatt and Conference Board of Canada.

Pensions body defends cost of consultants; Just Retirement upbeat on annuities; Tax cut will trim pensions pot for 7 million; HBOS seeks £4bn from shareholders as credit crunch bites

Pension powers planned; Differing views over life left in DB plans; Guidance required for the DC schemers; Split over saving scheme charges

THE Pension Protection Fund has gone out to consultation on the implementation of a solution to make sure men and women receive equal compensation.

BALANCED pooled funds failed to achieve positive returns during the first three months of the year, latest BNY Mellon Asset Servicing figures reveal.

GERMANY - Unilever Germany has created a contractual trust arrangement (CTA) in an attempt to fund pension liabilities, according to MandateWire.