Admin / Technology

AUSTRALIA - Medicare will be responsible for the early release of superannuation on compassionate grounds after new legislation was introduced into Australia's Parliament this week.

Here it is. The Pensions Regulator's list of five simple steps trustees can take to improve scheme administration.

Most schemes are not using governance software to manage risk or decision making, despite being aware of its potential, research shows.

Fewer than one in five finance and HR directors at major companies are confident they know how much auto-enrolment will cost their firm overall, research shows.

US - Mercer has launched a new pensions management system to help employers gauge their exposure to organisational risk.

US - The California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) has launched a new service which allows members to fill out and submit service retirement forms online.

Lawyers at magic circle firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have started using Aries Pension & Insurance Systems' technical support service to analyse legislation.

Specsavers has appointed Capita Hartshead to help promote its group personal pension to its 18,000 employees.

Watch PensionsFirst's webcast to see how sponsors, trustees and advisers can leverage technology to make informed decisions on their scheme's assets and liabilities.

ITALY - State Street has strengthened its European presence with the opening of two new offices in Milan and Turin, Italy. The move is part of the company's successful integration efforts with Intesa Sanpaolo (ISP) which has a presence in both Italy and...