Canadian pension funds were built to last and appear to be surviving the credit crisis. Elizabeth Pfeuti reports from Toronto on this and how increasing commitment to global assets and SRI will affect funds
THE UK pensions industry needs to be wary of making simple comparisons between personal accounts and KiwiSavers, the Pensions Policy Institute urges.
Company failure to react to the credit crunch could lead to hikes in scheme contributions, PricewaterhouseCoopers warns.
THE final member of a small self-administered scheme had to pay penalty tax charges after he tried to take £225,000 as a tax-free lump sum.
Joseph Mariathasan examines the origins of liability driven investment (LDI) and its role in pension fund management and investment today
The pensions ombudsman has confirmed he cannot overturn a decision by trustees simply because it may appear unfair.
THE final member of a small self-administered scheme had to pay penalty tax charges after he tried to take £225,000 as a tax-free lump sum.
INVESTORS will have more choice from October following changes to pensions rules allowing protected rights to be held in self-invested personal pensions, the government announced.
AN amendment to the Pensions Bill allowing risk-sharing schemes is the government's "last chance" to boost workplace pensions, the Association of Consulting Actuaries says.
FORCING or encouraging workers not to join an occupational pension is set to become illegal if an amendment to the Pensions Bill is passed.