US - The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) has sold almost six million shares in Delta Air Lines.

GLOBAL - Managers' fees in the alternatives sector have been condemned as unacceptable, with one pension fund accusing asset managers of creating a "cartel".

TRUSTEES should ensure scheme wind-ups or PPF assessments are completed within no more than two years, says a joint consultation paper published today.

AUSTRALIA - Speculation is mounting that Treasurer Wayne Swan will devote part of the 2008-09 budget surplus to improving superannuation savings.

PENSION scheme surpluses have rose to an all time high of £21bn at the end of February, latest research from Aon Consulting reveals.

Dutch pension fund ABP has announced the name of its new subsidiary - All Pensions Group (ABG).

Elizabeth Pfeuti talks to Con Keating and Andrew Slater of BrightonRock, a new company looking to bring a different insurance offering to the defined benefit marketplace

UK - Close Brothers has appointed Christopher Clayton as managing director to head its Pensions Advisory Group (PAG).

PENSION schemes are the most popular employee benefit an employer can offer staff, a National Association of Pension Funds survey reveals.

THE government has launched a £12m generic financial advice pilot scheme following the publication of the final report of the Thoresen Review today