US - Four of Florida's education associations have backed an historic new 'Model Plan' for retirement savings to close a feared shortfall in pension benefits.

CANADA - The Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS) has called on the government to give pension funds more investment freedom, claiming restrictions were hurting its ability to provide stable, long term cash returns.

US - Experts have warned the baby boomer generation to "plan not panic".

EUROPE - Credit Suisse has appointed Michael Rüdiger as chief executive officer of Credit Suisse in Germany, Austria, Luxembourg and Central Europe.

Chrysalis Group latest to sell off scheme surplus; Hammerson sells interest in One London Wall

SWITZERLAND - Sustainable Asset Management (SAM) Group has more than doubled its assets under management (AUM), achieving an annual growth rate of 125% in 2007.

SCOTTISH WIDOWS has added a drawdown feature to its self-invested personal pension alternative retirement account.

UK - The London Boroughs of Hounslow and Barnet have issued contract notices for third party administration services and independent pension fund advisers respectively.

AN independent evaluation of the government sponsored Pension Education Fund is due to be published this spring.

UK - The combined Alliance & Leicester Pension Schemes has launched a manager review of Capital International because of underperformance, according to MandateWire.