Investment

A Society of Pension Consultants idea which could see employers reducing contributions with The Pensions Regulator's permission may be out of the body's remit, HamishWilson says.

PENSION funds abandoning diversification strategies as a response to losses caused by market turmoil could miss investment opportunities, asset managers warn.

The option for trustees to commute small "stranded pension pots" of less than £2000 has been put on hold until the middle of 2009.

GERMANY - The €2.4bn (US$3bn) North Rhine-Westphalia mandatory buffer fund for civil servant pension provision (Versorgungsrücklage) has awarded around €800m to Deutsche Bundesbank this month, MandateWire reports.

The Principles for Responsible Investment is planning to launch a global and non-commercial database on investment research focused on environmental, social and governance issues.

THE Financial Reporting Council has urged trustees to be more vigilant over the actuarial assumptions they use.

INCREASED deficits are set to complicate scheme specific funding liability negotiations, Hewitt Associates warns.

THE Pension Protection Fund has issued important guidance about the information that eligible schemes need to provide to ensure their levies can be calculated correctly.

BMB Group has bought emerging markets private equity firm EMP Global.

TIMING is key for schemes wanting to access long term investment opportunities, Standard Life Investments says.