Investment

The Pension Protection Fund has confirmed it aims to collect an overall levy of £600m in 2011/12.

Gartmore has confirmed it has received a takeover bid from Henderson Global Investors.

EUROPE - Pension funds are moving deeper into alternatives as they reduce their exposure to equities, Mercer European head of investment consulting Tom Geraghty believes.

US - Over half of companies offering defined contribution plans changed their investment line-ups in the past year to remove poor performers, a new survey shows.

Pension buyouts are set to break all records next year, after deals for the first three quarters of 2010 exceeded all of 2009, Pension Capital Strategies says.

Each month DC World asks readers for their views. This month we ask: The Investment Governance Group has published its guidelines. Are these to be welcomed and what difference do you think this will make to pension schemes?

TPR chairman David Norgrove explains the watchdog's stance on ETVs

Helen Morrissey takes a look at some of the results of the Professional Pensions DC survey

Charlotte Moore canvasses industry experts' opinions on investment approaches for 2011

Schroders is predicting reasonable performance in the UK property sector next year, but has warned of potential risks to growth.