Investment

AUSTRALIA - The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has warned it could remove trustees from 32 superannuation funds for failing to meet their regulatory obligations.

As changes are introduced to improve Singapore and Hong Kong's mandatory pension systems, industry insiders are urging a more radical overhaul to deal with the countries' looming aging issues. Keren Holland reports from Singapore and Hong Kong

As corporate culture and business structure at asset management firms come under increasing scrutiny, "boutique" seems to have become a byword for best practice. Jenny Blinch reports

The Pensions Regulator's draft guidance on conflicts of interest focuses too heavily on larger defined benefit schemes, the Society of Pension Consultants claims.

Global Pensions brought a panel of experts together to discuss the impact of climate change on investment decisions and institutional portfolios

THE increase in the Pension Protection Fund scaling factor means levies will be more than twice as high in 2008/09 than schemes expected, Watson Wyatt analysis shows.

THE Financial Services Authority has issued proposals to stop insurance companies charging compensation for pensions and other mis-selling to the inherited estates of with-profits funds.

RISK avoidance and managing volatility are the top priorities for scheme sponsors in the wake of the credit crisis, research by SEI Investments shows.

THE Pensions Regulator has published a guidance to help trustees better utilise the expertise advisers and service providers can bring to pension schemes.

Heather Dale canvasses manager opinion on how absolute returns should be defined, implementation and the key challenges of liquidity and transparency