Old Mutual Asset Managers (OMAM)
IGCs team up to study members' views on value for money
Independent Governance Committees (IGCs) have joined forces to better understand what value for money means for scheme members.
2016 DB transfers-in already exceed last year's total - Old Mutual Wealth
Some customers requesting second cash equivalent transfer values
Scammers targeted by July awareness campaign
An anti-scam campaign will run for the next four weeks to help improve awareness of fraudsters' common traits, following concerns they are increasingly targeting pension fund members.
Savers withdraw £4.4bn in first year of freedoms
A quarter of a million people have taken advantage of freedom and choice since the reforms came into effect last April, according to official figures.
HMRC and FCA unveil draft rules for secondary annuities
HMRC and the FCA have begun consulting on a tax framework and rules for the secondary annuity market.
IFoA appoints president-elect
Marjorie Ngwenya has been appointed as president-elect of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA).
Just Retirement hires former FCA pensions director
Former Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) long-term savings and pensions director Nick Poyntz-Wright has joined Just Retirement Ltd.
Asset managers dismiss Labour's 'unnecessary' drawdown charge cap plan
Providers have said a charge cap on income drawdown, as proposed by Labour leader Ed Miliband, is "unnecessary" and a "solution to a problem that does not even exist".
Aviva to cut 1,500 jobs after Friends Life merger
Aviva will slash around 1,500 jobs if its proposed takeover of Friends Life is approved by shareholders in March.
DC members misled over exposure to emerging markets
Savers in defined contribution (DC) default funds are far more exposed to emerging markets than they realise, a research paper has warned.
Biggest schemes slip from surplus to £100bn deficit since 2008
The UK's largest pension schemes have swung from a £25bn surplus six years ago to a £100bn deficit today, according to a report.
Timeframe a major challenge in delivering the guidance guarantee
Natasha Browne looks at responses to the FCA’s guidance guarantee consultation
US debt ceiling: Consultants tell trustees 'don't panic, Mr Mainwaring!'
Rachel Dalton rounds up the expert views as the US debt deadline edges nearer
W&G raises £15m from institutional investors for listing to explore RBS bid
W&G Investments, the company backed by several industry investment houses, has been listed as it looks to bid for 315 Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) branches.
A quandary for trustees
High gilt prices create a fear of a correction.
Pensions Conjecture: Global Equities
Listen to our latest Pensions Conjecture debate on Global Equities.
UK equities can add alpha in the medium term
UK equity valuations are attractive in the medium term and can add alpha to pension funds, despite the recent volatility in markets, a fund manager says.
Imbasa Yegolide Awards 2011: The Winners
Global Pensions teamed up with the Principal Officers Association for the third consecutive year to host last night's Imbasa Yegolide Awards for South African pension service providers.
Week on the Web: What stories have you missed out on this week?
GLOBAL - Have you missed the biggest stories in pensions this week? Find out below, as we list the top 10 most popular stories on www.globalpensions.com over the past seven days.
Monday Movers
Aon Hewitt names co-CEOs, Schroders lures BlackRock portfolio manager, International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds, BNY Mellon, Barings, State Street, Fidelity, Kempen Capital, Old Mutual
US compared to '80 times leveraged hedge fund'
US - Old Mutual Asset Managers' head of fixed income Stewart Cowley has slammed the US for failing to rein in its growing budget deficit, warning it risks ingraining inflation in the nation's psyche.
OMAM hires new CFO
US - Old Mutual Asset Management (OMAM) US has named Steve Belgrad as chief financial officer and Aidan Riordan as director of affiliate development as part of a series of managerial changes.
OMAM names Segal as head of institutional
Old Mutual Asset Managers UK has appointed Jenny Segal from AllianceBernstein as head of institutional business to boost its presence in the market.
Comment: Squirrel versus woodpigeon
Long the Western bond markets…for the time being
