News
Industry
Plans to close General Electric aviation's defined benefit scheme could halt production at the world's largest aeroplane engine producer after angry workers threatened strike action.
29 July 2011
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Defined Benefit
Trustees of the Rentokil pension scheme have reached a provisional agreement with the sponsor on a plan to eliminate its £80m deficit.
29 July 2011
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Industry
The British Medical Association has lost its legal challenge on NHS widowers' pensions which could have cost the government more than £4bn.
29 July 2011
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Global
GLOBAL - Have you missed the biggest stories in pensions this week? Find out below, as we list the top 10 most popular stories on www.globalpensions.com over the past seven days.
29 July 2011
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Admin / Technology
Source Pensions has launched an administration and investment fund platform targeting small schemes as they prepare for their auto-enrolment obligations.
29 July 2011
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Employee Benefits
Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies UK has overhauled its employee benefits package with the launch of a new portal and the introduction of total reward statements.
29 July 2011
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North America
US - A vote on a Republican bill to raise the US's debt ceiling and prevent it from defaulting for the first time has been delayed.
29 July 2011
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US
US - Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt is to launch an investigation into how financial institutions handle the state pension's investments.
29 July 2011
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Defined Benefit
The Labour Party has switched to using the Consumer Prices Index for uprating its own pension scheme despite repeatedly attacking the government for making the change possible.
29 July 2011
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Industry
The European Parliament has backed calls for the implementation of Solvency II to be delayed until 2014, a year later than planned.
29 July 2011
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