Investment

RAILPEN INVESTMENTS has published a governance policy for its Hong Kong investments.

UK - The National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) and industry have raised concern about the use of new mortality assumptions for defined benefit (DB) schemes, with the NAPF claiming the move is "one step too far".

Proposals to include mortality assumptions as a new trigger for funding plans are "one step too far", The National Association of Pension Funds says

Insurers under fire for annuity mis-selling; Lonmin deal set to spur FTSE pension fund buyouts; Speculation grows over Libor changes; Canada spies opportunity

HM Revenue & Customs has pushed back the registration deadline for trustees to comply with its new money laundering regulations for the second time.

THE fund management industry is a "long way" from best practice over environmental, social and corporate governance issues, research by RImetrics shows.

MEMBER engagement and communication must be improved to defuse the ticking time bomb of defined contribution pension schemes, delegates heard.

Lonmin becomes first FTSE100 firm to buyout scheme liabilities; Gordon Brown delays pension reform; Aegon to launch variable annuities product; Pensions liabilities rise by £8bn

LONMIN has bought out its pension scheme in a deal with Paternoster.

THE National Association of Pension Funds and the Wheels Common Investment Fund are set to bring a test case against HM Revenue and Customs to recover £300m of VAT.