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Employers will close contract-based defined contribution plans if a governance framework is imposed on them, providers warn.

AN INDEPENDENT Railway Pensions Commission has been set up by unions and employers to review the current railways pensions scheme.

SWITZERLAND - Dexia Asset Management has appointed five independent experts to form an SRI committee focused on helping Dexia develop processes to analyse corporate social responsibility.

TRUSTEES could be failing in their legal duty by offering defined contribution scheme members a "deluge" of investment funds Aon Consulting warns.

Engineering firm Motherwell Bridge is to make a £5m contribution into its pension scheme after announcing a management buyout.

EMPLOYERS with a stake in the Transport for London Pension Fund have until the end of today to back union members in their opposition to controversial proposals over ill-health benefits.

ZURICH is launching an "early warning" governance service for its corporate pension clients in a bid to tackle underperforming defined contribution funds.

HIGH value assets such as classic cars are attracting investors as a third of people look at new ways to help fund their retirement.

Total assets at the world's largest pension funds grew by around 12pc to $9.4trn (£5bn) during 2005, latest research from Watson Wyatt reveals.

SCHEMES and sponsors ineligible for the Pension Protection Fund are looking at bulk annuities as a way of guaranteeing benefits, Paternoster says.