Employee Benefits

WEAKER regulation could lead to "significantly stronger" funding requirements, The Pensions Regulator says.

The cost of pension regulation is spiralling out of control, National Association of Pension Funds chief executive Joanne Segars warns.

Steven Dignall explores the fine line trustees must walk in order to protect and grow DB pension schemes without squeezing the life out of the corporate sponsor unnecessarily

While a number of hurdles still stand in the path of multinationals looking to implement pan-European pension plans, Mercer's Barry D. Mack argues the time is right to start the process

Tim Burggraaf examines the similarities and differences between DC plans across Europe and examines how employers can increase the value of their DC plan

Global Pensions held its fourth annual Transition Management Forum London on 10 September 2008 at Plaisterers' Hall.

Joseph Mariathasan explores the niche investment area of activist funds, which seek returns through the application of a private equity level of engagement to a select number of listed companies

UK - The cost of regulation is spiralling out of control and dictating the form of pension provision employers choose, delegates were told yesterday.

Employers and trustees should consider offering members a pensions holiday to help them cope with financial pressures caused by the credit crunch, Towers Perrin says.

Publishing group Coughlan Companies has appointed Gissings Consultancy Services to advise the creation of a benefit plan for employees transferring into the firm.