News
US
US - Pension funds and other News Corp. shareholders have brought fresh charges against the media giant's senior management and board of directors for repeated failures to correct illegal conduct.
14 September 2011
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Legislation
More than a third of employers have not considered the impact of auto-enrolment on temporary staff, despite agency worker rules coming into force next month, Allen & Overy says.
14 September 2011
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Australia
AUSTRALIA - The A$17bn ($17.3bn) Sunsuper superannuation fund has retained Mercer as its investment consultant for the next three years.
14 September 2011
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Industry
More than one in three workers in the UK has no pension, according to a survey by Prudential.
14 September 2011
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North America
US/CANADA - McGraw-Hill, owner of ratings agency Standard & Poor's, has agreed to divide itself into two separate entities following demands from shareholders including the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan.
13 September 2011
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United Kingdom
UK - Almost one in five pension schemes currently delegate investment decision making to a third-party provider, analysis shows.
13 September 2011
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Hedge Funds
Three quarters of institutional investors are looking for greater liquidity in their hedge fund investments following the financial crisis, research by Preqin shows.
13 September 2011
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Investment
Almost one-in-five pension schemes currently delegate investment decision making to a third-party provider, analysis shows.
13 September 2011
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Defined Benefit
The aggregate funding deficit of schemes in the PPF 7800 index shot up by 75% in the month of August pushing funding levels below 90%, latest figures show.
13 September 2011
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Press
Labour leader Ed Miliband booed by unions over strike 'mistake' comment; Miliband warns unions of need for change
13 September 2011
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