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CANADA/JAPAN - The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and Global Logistic Properties (GLP) have formed a joint venture to invest in the country's logistics network.

Broadcaster STV has shaved £5m from its projected scheme liabilities with an innovative mortality research exercise that reduced life expectancy assumptions by 1.2 years.

Mortality assumption calculations need a radical overhaul to give schemes and capital markets a better understanding of the factors that affect them, a report argues.

There is just over one week left to submit your entry for Art of Pensions 2011.

The Pensions Administration Standards Association has elected Lucida operations director Margaret Snowdon as its chairman for the next three years.

Failing to keep an accurate record of member data can have expensive consequences on wind-up in spite of legislation in place to protect trustees, a lawyer warns.

Scottish Life has switched providers for its UK Mid Cap Specialist and US Core Plus Pension funds after a governance review.

Logica has linked with Australian superannuation exchange SuperChoice to offer pension providers a streamlined product to process contributions under auto-enrolment.

HMRC and the Wheels Common Investment Fund have agreed and submitted questions to the European Court of Justice ahead of its ruling over whether defined benefit funds should be exempt from VAT.

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.