GLOBAL - Rick Di Mascio, chief executive of Inalytics and chair of the T- Charter, has hit out at managers which signed up to the agreement only to immediately condemn it for not going far enough.

THE PENSION Protection Fund has admitted a further two pension schemes.

SWEDEN - The first AP fund has issued a mandate for Pacific equities Ex-Japan as part of a cyclical tendering process.

ESHARE has launched a survey to discover how environmentally friendly the pensions industry is.

NETHERLANDS - The ABP pension scheme has announced it would be splitting the fund into two separate components to comply with the recently passed Pensions Act 2007.

TREVOR Llanwarne has been appointed as the new government actuary.

SEI has launched a defined contribution fund range designed to make it easier for members to make investment choices and match their retirement goals

THE GOVERNMENT has published proposals for easing the burden of regulations on employers providing pension schemes in its response to the independent deregulatory review.

UK - A further two failed businesses have transferred pension arrangements to the Pensions Protection Fund (PPF), safeguarding the retirement of almost 300 employees.

NETHERLANDS - JPMorgan has expanded its LifeMetrics longevity index coverage to include longevity and mortality rates in the Netherlands.