Regulation

EUROPE - A third of multi-national companies operating in Europe are set to implement pan-European pension arrangements by 2015, Hewitt Associates has forecast.

EUROPE - The European Commission is set to publish a green paper on an EU framework for pensions.

The European Commission is set to publish a green paper on an EU framework for pensions.

Jonathan Stapleton previews the February 25 edition of Professional Pensions.

EUROPE - The Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee of the European Parliament (EP) started their scrutiny of the latest draft of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFM) directive focusing on the exemption of pension funds and other entities....

US - A federal court ruling certified a class action led by three Ohio pension funds accusing the American International Group (AIG) of securities fraud, but excluded bondholders from the class.

US - A federal judge has approved a US$150m settlement between Bank of America and the Securities and Exchange Commission settling charges that the bank failed to disclose material information about its acquisition of Merrill Lynch.

UK - The Conservatives will aim to restore the health of occupational pensions, shadow work and pensions secretary Theresa May said.

The Pensions Regulator has filed a £2.1bn claim in a Canadian court against Nortel Networks.

UK - Trustees who breach tough new data protection powers could face fines of up to half a million pounds, lawyers warned.