Europe

UK - Waterford Wedgewood's pension liabilities could be swept into the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) even if a buyer steps in to purchase the troubled company.

UK - Defined benefit (DB) pension schemes operated by small businesses are now virtually extinct with 91% closed to new entrants, an Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA) survey shows.

UK - Trustees of the HBOS Final Salary Pension Scheme (FSPS) have asked a court to delay the takeover of its sponsoring employer by Lloyds TSB.

The move towards mark-to-market accounting and a more short term outlook has long been a thorn in the side of the pensions industry, but what does it mean for the way damage inflicted by the current crisis is playing out in balance sheets? Giovanni Legorano...

Keren Holland talks to Bjarne Graven Larsen, chief investment officer at ATP about the steps being taken to mitigate risk in its pension scheme

Keren Holland discusses how the Danish pension system is dealing with the current crisis and is planning for the future

UK - GLG Partners is to acquire the Société Générale Asset Management UK, with the transaction expected to close in the second half of Q1 2009.

UK - Defined contribution (DC) schemes will move increasingly to target date funds over the course of 2009, with greater emphasis on member engagement industry experts claim.

GLOBAL - Total exchange traded fund (ETF) assets under management (AuM) have fallen by more than 20% so far this year, but fell less than global markets, according to Barclays Global Investors (BGI).

UK - Another defined benefit pension scheme entered into the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) in November resulting in an additional 402 people receiving compensation.