Regions

UK's Envision - a consortium of third part administrator Paymaster and computer consultancy SEMA - has bagged a 14 year contract with the NHS Pensions Agency to help modernise its service.

JPMorgan Investor Services has appointed two new business heads for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).

The Wiltshire-based Cooper-Avon Tyres company has appointed investment house Aegon Asset Management to handle a £25m fixed income mandate for its pension plan.

Bank of New York (BoNY) has been appointed by the US Borden family of companies to provide master trust and custody services for its $410m defined benefit plan.

Third party administrators Mellon Trust UK & Ireland - part of Mellon Corporation - has made three senior hires in a bid to promote European business growth.

The Hong Kong Federation of Insurers (HKFI) yesterday announced its statistics on long term insurance in-force business for the territitory's 15 major life insurers, representing more than 86% of total market share.

An Anglo-American treaty signed last week will remove taxation on both UK pension fund investments in the US and on expatriates' occupational pensions.

The plight of a woman who was refused a war widows pension has sparked an outcry from UK union, Unison.

Many US workers favour defined contribution (DC) payment systems, but want their employers to administer them, according to Watson Wyatt's latest study.

Frank Russell Company has embraced the UK government's call for a greater awareness of pensions funds' transaction costs among trustees.