Regulation

UK - The next government should introduce an independent pensions commission to provide long-term continuity over pensions policy, a survey by GP's sister publication Professional Pensions revealed.

US - Company officials and pension experts called for Congress to enact additional pension funding relief measures at a Ways and Means Committee hearing yesterday.

This has been my last week editing Prof Pens. I have been promoted to run another of Incisive Media's magazines, Investment Week, where I will be let loose on the wonderful world of retail investments and discretionary managers.

With the party political conference season in full swing, Emma Dunkley, Giovanni Legorano and Tom Selby ask well-known industry figures what are the key reforms the next government should make, mistakes it should avoid, and whether there should be an...

UK - The Financial Services Authority has confirmed it will continue to require disclosure of short selling - but said it will focus on pushing for an international transparency regime rather than establish long-term rules for the UK.

UK - There will be an ongoing process of automatic re-enrolment into personal accounts, pensions minister Angela Eagle said.

The Actuarial Profession has launched a reformed code of conduct to replace the ‘complex' guidelines previously used.

UK - The High Court has ruled it is legal for employers to force workers to retire at the age of 65.

UK - Reforms introducing auto-enrolment, employer duties and personal accounts will be staged in over a three year period from 2012, the department for work and pensions said.

US - New York State comptroller Thomas DiNapoli has prohibited New York State Common Retirement Fund (CRF) from doing business with any investment adviser who made a political contribution to the state comptroller or a candidate for state comptroller....