Legislation

RESTRICTIONS which prevent ex-partners taking full advantage of spousal pension entitlements are to be lifted by the government.

A recent decision by the US Second Circuit Court of Appeals essentially resolved an ongoing dispute as to whether pre-Pension Protection Act cash balance plans violate the age discrimination provision of ERISA. Frances Phillips Taft explains

Lorant Porkolab outlines the whys and wherefores of risk sharing in occupational pension schemes, an approach offering a compromise between DB and DC

Despite being on the agenda of almost every pension fund and asset manager, there is a marked lack of consensus on SRI. Giovanni Legorano reports

THE government should introduce a class action system similar to the one in the United States, a report by the Civil Justice Council says.

THE government has made a U-turn over the qualifying earnings test for personal accounts, Standard Life says.

UK - The government is being urged to encourage innovation in pension scheme design, following the release of its risk-sharing consultation.

Jenny Blinch travels to Tokyo and finds the corporate DB pensions industry reeling under the effects of the credit crunch

While on the pensions side there is an almost universal move to defined contribution in Europe and the US, Christine Senior finds employee benefits packages continue to differ greatly

Following the publication of a report on DC schemes around the world, State Street's Kanesh Lakhani highlights key findings and stresses the importance of participation and contribution rates