Transfer fears allayed

Legal & General is to use postcodes as an additional risk factor for annuities following a pilot study with independent financial adviser Hargreaves Lansdown.

Chilean pension fund regulator SAFP is giving schemes a year to bring their portfolios back within legal limits.

STANDARD & POOR'S has launched a S&P 500 130/30 strategy index - becoming the first index provider to move into the 130/30 space.

AUSTRALIA - Real estate in Japan, China and India could benefit from strong superannuation growth, according to CB Richard Ellis (CBRE).

Pension schemes can gain invaluable access to the workings of the Society of Pension Consultants through its administration network, the organisation says.

South Korea's national pension service, the world's fifth-largest fund, is braced for a major overhaul that could see it broken up to diversify risk.

The Canada Pension Plan investment board is continuing to try to secure a stake in New Zealand's Auckland Airport after continually having proposals rejected.

Special arrangements will be made for small businesses which may struggle to cope with personal accounts, the prime minister has promised.

Payden & Rygel Global has launched a global equity fund using a strategy based entirely on derivatives.