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The Occupational Pensions Regulatory Authority (OPRA) in the UK has announced it will continue to regulate pension schemes on the basis of the current minimum funding requirement (MFR) rules.

David Laverick - a former local government ombudsman but with no previous pensions experience - is the UK's new pensions ombudsman.

FTSE/Xinhua Index (FXI) has launched a new family of domestic China indices to help international investors analyse and assess the performance of China A + B shares. The five new indices include the FTSE/Xinhua China A 600.

FTSE/Xinhua Index (FXI) has launched a new family of domestic China indices to help international investors analyse and assess the performance of China A + B shares. The five new indices include the FTSE/Xinhua China A 600.

Innogy Group in the UK, whose pension scheme is part of the £22bn Electricity Supply Pension Scheme, has assigned Aon Consulting's web unit to provide an on-line pension scheme booklet as part of its HR portal.

Singapore's national development secretary Koh Yong Guan has been appointed chairman of the central provident fund (CPF) board with effect from Wednesday for a term of three years.

The cost of topping up UK company pensions has been drastically reduced in the past year, but returns have also fallen fast, according to Watson Wyatt's survey of UK additional voluntary contribution schemes (AVCs).

The $89bn New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS) has given British private equity firm Cinven $131m (EUR150) to put towards its latest European buyout fund.

The UK's Financial Services Authority (FSA) is to start its planned review of regulatory requirements on the soft commission practices of authorised financial services firms.

AltAssets, the online private equity news and research service, is to launch the first ever online listing of private equity and venture capital funds being raised around the world.