Investment

The Pensions Regulator's hardline stance on enhanced transfer value exercises could leave trustees vulnerable to legal action should an employer fail, a lawyer warns.

CHILE - Chile's Pension Reserve Fund (PRF) and the Economic and Social Stabilization Fund (ESSF) have returned on average 6.9% since their creation in 2006 to December 2009, ministry of finance Andrés Velasco revealed.

UK - The National Association of Pension Funds is set to launch a major review into the standards used for accounting for pensions.

The National Association of Pension Funds is set to launch a major review into the standards used for accounting for pensions.

Proposed changes to pension accounting standards have, once again, raised fears across the industry.

Schemes need to go "back to basics" and re-think investment strategies, delegates heard.

KUWAIT -Kuwait Projects Company (KIPCO) has teamed up with Munich Re to launch pensions company Taka'Ud Savings & Pensions, which will tackle the Middle Eastern and North African pension market.

Tom Selby previews the March 11 edition of Professional Pensions.

An increasing move towards income drawdown could reduce the number of bonds needed in the future by half, AllianceBernstein says.

GLOBAL - Total assets under management by sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) grew to US$3.5trn over the past year in the wake of a recovery in global equities markets, a report by Preqin revealed.