Regulation

UK/EUROPE - A new tax transparent fund vehicle to be launched ahead of the implementation of UCITS IV regulations should attract more than £20bn ($31bn) of additional multinational pension fund investments, Deloitte says.

UK/US - Administrators for Nortel Networks and Lehman Brothers are challenging The Pensions Regulator in the High Court over the watchdog's ability to impose a financial support direction against them.

Administrators for Nortel Networks and Lehman Brothers are challenging The Pensions Regulator in the High Court over the watchdog's ability to impose a financial support direction against them.

DLA Piper partner Ben Miller introduces this month's legal panel: The Independent Public Service Pensions Commission's interim report prepared by Lord Hutton, which was issued in October 2010, states that defined benefit (DB) schemes raise substantial...

Having accurate data is integral for individual schemes but is also important for ensuring confidence in the whole system, delegates heard.

The Pensions Regulator felt it necessary to issue guidance on asset-backed funding structures and potential breaches of employer related investment rules this week.

TPR business delivery director June Mulroy explains why it is taking so long for some schemes to wind up

PPF's Martin Clarke talks about the long-term levy and the new assess and pay initiative

US - The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) has refused to pay pensions based on recent compensation set for a number of City of Bell employees.

Plans by the European Union to introduce Solvency II rules to the pensions industry run the risk of undermining pension provision rather than strengthening it, industry bodies have warned.