Defined Contribution
Mandates
ITALY - The pension fund for tourism, commerce and service sector workers (Fon.Te) launched manager searches for two of its defined contribution funds for mandates worth €900m (US$1.2bn).
03 February 2010
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Bulk Annuities
US - The US Department of Labor (DOL) and the Treasury are requesting feedback on the implications of integrating a lifetime annuity arrangement into defined contribution plans.
03 February 2010
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Defined Benefit
Life and pensions providers Royal London and Standard Life have reported strong growth in their UK businesses during 2009.
03 February 2010
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Defined Contribution
The Conservative Party has confirmed a large chunk of its pensions strategy in a major policy document on economic growth.
02 February 2010
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Defined Benefit
Institutional pension fund assets in the 13 major markets increased by 15% during 2009, from US$20trn (£12.6trn) to over US$23trn (£14.5trn), latest Towers Watson research reveals.
01 February 2010
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Global
GLOBAL - Institutional pension fund assets in the 13 major markets increased by 15% during 2009, from US$20trn to over US$23trn, latest Towers Watson research has revealed.
01 February 2010
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Defined Benefit
Revised learning requirements from The Pensions Regulator have put trustees under "more pressure then ever", Lane Clark & Peacock says.
01 February 2010
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Investment
US/UK - Target date funds have proved to be the best default option for US defined contribution plans, Harvard college professor David Laibson has claimed.
29 January 2010
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Defined Contribution
The "administrative nightmare" of auto-enrolment into National Employment Savings Trust will divert necessary attention from the scheme's investment strategy, the Pensions Institute warns.
29 January 2010
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