Investment

The trustee of the Visteon UK Pension Plan and the Pension Protection Fund are withdrawing a US$550m (£350m) claim against Visteon Corporation.

New work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith must take a "fresh" look at auto-enrolment and not pre-suppose pensions policy is "done and dusted" because of the launch of Nest, Aegon's Rachel Vahey says.

BT has reported a £2.8bn increase in its net pension deficit on an IAS19 basis.

The defined contribution assets of a scheme in the Pension Protection Fund assessment period have been transferred to the Spinnaker Master Trust.

Sebastian Cheek canvasses opinions from industry experts on the IGG's consultation to improve DC governance

Giovanni Legorano looks at how governments across Europe are reforming their pension systems following the economic crisis

US - The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) will review forecasts of capital market returns in preparation for the adoption of a new three-year asset allocation policy in December.

US - New York state attorney general Andrew Cuomo sued Bank of New York Mellon's investment advisory unit Ivy Asset Management for allegedly misleading clients about investments tied to Bernard Madoff.

Buyout prices will rise as demand for pension scheme de-risking grows, Lane Clark & Peacock warns.

Bluefin Corporate Consulting and Redington have joined forces to create an investment consulting offering for small to medium sized pension schemes.