Investment

Courtaulds has been awarded the National Association of Pension Funds' pension quality mark for its defined contribution group personal pension scheme.

Preparing for auto-enrolment is among The Pension Regulator's top priorities set out in its corporate and business plan 2010-2013.

The average UK pension fund achieved a weighted average return of 14.4% for the year ending December 31, last year, latest BNY Mellon Asset Servicing figures reveal.

CANADA - Labour unions in Canada are calling on the federal government to double the benefits paid to retired workers.

One-third of defined contribution schemes changed their investment strategies in the past year, Towers Watson's annual FTSE 100 DC survey reveals.

A quarter of employers say their employees are cutting or suspending pension contributions because of the financial downturn, latest research from Punter Southall reveals.

The National Association of Pension Funds has called on the occupational pensions industry to establish super trusts which it says would add 30% to members' pension pots.

The scheme order and rules for NEST have been laid before parliament by the secretary of state for work and pensions.

Commodities can exceed equity returns over time while providing a good source of diversification in a scheme portfolio, Hermes head of commodities Colin O'Shea says.

CANADA - The Canadian government will go on road show to get feedback from individuals, and have commissioned a series of reports on how to improve the country's pension system.