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Sales of enhanced annuities in the UK increased by 24% last year, latest Towers Watson research reveals.

UK - Sales of enhanced annuities in the UK increased by 24% last year, latest Towers Watson research revealed.

GLOBAL - Only 22.2% of the respondents of the Global Pensions 100 Panel said they are using fundamental indexing in their portfolios.

A conservative investment approach meant Brazilian pensions suffered only minor scrapes during the crisis, but too-strong funding levels bring problems of their own, as Dorothee Gnaedinger reports

New regulations allow Mexican pension funds access to a broader investment pool, as Giovanni Legorano reports

As the financial crisis-induced demand for cash begins to wane, Lynn Strongin Dodds looks at where cautious fund managers are seeking returns

GLOBAL - The number of schemes awarding managers bond mandates increased by over 50% in 2009, Towers Watson said.

The number of schemes awarding managers bond mandates increased by more than 50% in 2009, Towers Watson says.

FTSE100 employers are increasing average contributions to defined contribution schemes despite the economic downturn, Towers Watson says.

The spring thaw is imminent, and after the freezing winter shocks of debt, debt and a little more debt, there are signs that investor risk appetite is warming up again. A frequently heard phrase is "You can't sit in cash forever, you have to do something."...