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Any gains schemes might have made following the switch to the Consumer Prices Index have been wiped out by falling interest rates, JLT Benefit Solutions believes.

The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries has appointed Alan Phillips to the role of Chairman of its Management Board.

US/GERMANY - Prudential is preparing to launch the first longevity insurance product in the US "very soon", delegates at the Longevity 7 conference in Frankfurt were told.

The multi-employer Students' Union Superannuation Scheme is to close to future accrual at the end of the month due to fears over section 75 debt liabilities.

US - General Motors is looking to completely de-risk its US pension fund which currently touts a $10.8bn deficit, vice chairman Steve Girsky said yesterday.

Aegon is to close its UK-based tied advisory service Aegon Direct as it progresses with a restructure designed to cut costs across the group by 25% by the end of the year.

An employment tribunal ruling in favour of a gay couple fighting for pension rights could clear the way for a challenge in the European Court of Justice, a lawyer claims.

US - The Securities and Exchange Commission's decision not to challenge a US court's ruling overturning a proxy-access rule has provoked criticism from the Council of Institutional Investors.

US - The growth of the US ETF market is likely to be driven by active ETFs as a number of potential new issuers are seeking to list them, according to the New York Stock Exchange.