Regulation

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....

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 says.

The government is considering starting the personal accounts trustee corporation early in a bid to prepare for the 2012 reforms.

The government has launched a consultation on plans to relax employer debt rules.

The Pensions Regulator is urging employers that run defined contribution schemes to up their pension interaction with employees ahead of the 2012 reforms.

The Pensions Advisory Service has launched its updated and redesigned website.

UK- London Borough of Brent Pension Fund invests in infrastructure; US- Delta Airlines pension contribution; NETHERLANDS- Anti-social behaviour

The Pensions Regulator is set to launch an expert services framework where pre-selected specialist firms give advice or evidence during complex governance or investment investigations.

AUSTRALIA - Over half of superannuation investors are worried the government could change the rules regarding access to their funds, according to the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA).