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Kesa Electricals will retain responsibility for the Comet Defined Benefit Pension Scheme after completing the sale of scheme's sponsor.

UK - Government plans to cut a subsidy boosting the appeal of solar panel infrastructure investments could scupper scheme plans to use these investments as part of their liability matching strategies, fund managers say.

Government plans to cut a subsidy boosting the appeal of solar panel infrastructure investments could scupper scheme plans to use these investments as part of their liability matching strategies, fund managers say.

CHINA - The head of the IMF pleaded with China to support the eurozone as she warned the global economy is heading for a "lost decade".

Friends Life has announced the creation of a new in-house asset management business which will launch in the second half of 2012.

As Global Pensions prepares to wind down, we take a look at the ten most popular news stories in the past year. In a reflection of the times, our coverage of Italy's pension reforms topped the list, followed by coverage of Nortel's Canadian buyout and...

US - The Teacher Retirement System of Texas has agreed to issue $6bn combined to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and Apollo Global Management expanding its strategic partnership programme to the private markets.

US - All US institutional investors performed negatively in the third quarter of 2011 with the median public, corporate and multi-employer funds down 8.94%, 7.94% and 9.03% respectively, Wilshire Trust Universe Comparison Service (Wilshire TUCS) results...

UK - Aegon is to close its defined benefit pension scheme to future accrual in March 2013 as part of its restructure and cost saving programme.

Dear Global Pensions readers: We are saddened to say Incisive Media, the parent company of Global Pensions, has made the very difficult decision to close our publication. This week marks the last of our nearly 13-year run.