News
Defined Benefit
Trustees of schemes eligible for the Financial Assistance Schemes have been warned off buying missing beneficiary insurance by the Pensions Protection Fund board.
08 September 2011
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Regulation
A scheme was made to overpay its Pension Protection Fund levy despite all parties in the case acknowledging the figure was based on incorrect information.
08 September 2011
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Defined Contribution
Lobby warns that retrospective legislation could ruin development of collective defined contribution
08 September 2011
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Defined Benefit
A scheme was forced to overpay its Pension Protection Fund levy despite all parties in the case acknowledging the figure was based on incorrect information.
08 September 2011
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Investment
The UK gilt market has already priced in interest rates being held at 0.5% for an extended period, analysts at Deutsche Bank say.
08 September 2011
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Switzerland
SWITZERLAND - The funding levels of Swiss pension funds fell by 4% in the second three months of the year, research by Towers Watson shows.
07 September 2011
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United Kingdom
UK - Pensions minister Steve Webb has signalled that the government will revisit the issue of risk-sharing as part of its drive to reinvigorate occupational pensions.
07 September 2011
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US
US -The California State Retirement system (CalSTRS) is to oversee the Los Angeles Unified School District's (LAUSD) defined contribution plan.
07 September 2011
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North America
US - Private equity giant Carlyle Group has confirmed its plans to go public.
07 September 2011
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US
US - The aggregate deficit in S&P 1500 pension plans increased by $73bn during August as equities and bond yields suffered a rollercoaster month, figures from Mercer show.
07 September 2011
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