Europe

Schroders head of UK institutional Miles O'Connor talks to Global Pensions editor Raquel Pichardo-Allison about winning the Investment Manager of the Year Award at the Global Pensions Awards 2010 and about the future of the asset management business....

UK - The Labour Party could extend its restriction on higher rate pensions tax relief to include people earning more than £100,000 (US$153,140), Gordon Brown suggested last night.

UK - The middle ground in corporate pension consulting looks set to disappear with larger organisations and niche firms taking the lead, Bluefin predicted.

EUROPE - Total assets managed in Europe grew by €2trn (US$2.6) to €12.8trn in 2009, estimates from European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) revealed.

ITALY - The financial crisis has shown the relative strength of the country's second pillar pension system in comparison with other forms of savings, Schroders' head of distribution for Italy Luca Tenani has said.

DENMARK - Danish fund manager ATP posted a DKK10.5bn (US$1.2bn) profit on its investments and hedging activities in the first quarter, with a large chunk of investment returns coming from domestic equities.

The current Norwegian pension system is to be replaced by a new system in 2011, but will it solve the problems, or create new ones? Alison Swersky reports

Alison Swersky speaks to Norway's finance minister Sigbjørn Johnsen about the Ministry of Finance's decision to limit active risk within the Government Pension Fund Global

Norwegian pensions have tended to adapt a careful approach to investment but following the financial meltdown, has this proved successful? Giovanni Legorano reports

UK - Pension scheme administrators are under pressure to do more for lower fees, Hewitt Associates said.