Regulation
Appointments
Financial Services Authority chief executive Hector Sants will step down in the summer after three years in the role.
09 February 2010
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Regulation
Trustees of the EMI Group Pension Fund and Maltby Capital - the owner of EMI Music and EMI Music Publishing - have called in The Pensions Regulator to help resolve a dispute over funding and strategy.
08 February 2010
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Regulation
US - US regulators seem to have softened their stance on placement agents who are hired by investment managers to win contracts from public pension funds.
05 February 2010
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Regulation
More than half of pension managers believe the development of shared risk schemes - such as collective DC - would have benefited the occupational pensions industry if implemented.
05 February 2010
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US
US - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner showed support for pension funding relief at a House Ways and Means Committee hearing yesterday. The news comes as Mercer reports a 400% increase in company contributions for 2010.
04 February 2010
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Regulation
A former trustee has questioned The Pensions Regulator's powers when it comes to enforcing contribution orders against foreign parent companies.
04 February 2010
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United Kingdom
UK - A former trustee has questioned The Pensions Regulator's powers when it comes to enforcing contribution orders against foreign parent companies.
04 February 2010
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Regulation
The Pensions Regulator will take enforcement action against trustees who fail to keep scheme data up to scratch.
04 February 2010
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Bulk Annuities
US - The US Department of Labor (DOL) and the Treasury are requesting feedback on the implications of integrating a lifetime annuity arrangement into defined contribution plans.
03 February 2010
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United Kingdom
UK - The Conservative Party has confirmed a large chunk of its pensions strategy in a major policy document on economic growth.
02 February 2010
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