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Investment
The impact of tighter carbon emissions rules on corporate profits will catch out schemes whose investment strategy on climate change is to "wait and see", Carbon Footprint Investments warns.
12 April 2011
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Canada
CANADA - The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) returned 13.68% in 2010, ending the year with C$35.7bn ($37.3bn) in net assets.
12 April 2011
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Mexico
MEXICO - The Principal Group will acquire HSBC's Mexican pension fund business for $198m.
12 April 2011
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Canada
CANADA - The Public Sector Pension Investment Board and British Columbia Investment Management Corporation have agreed to acquire TimberWest Forest Corp for C$1.03bn ($1.07bn).
12 April 2011
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Industry
Towers Watson president and chief operating officer Mark Mactas will retire at year-end after more than three decades with the firm, the consultancy confirms.
12 April 2011
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Appointments
US - Towers Watson president and chief operating officer Mark Mactas will retire at year-end after more than three decades with the firm, the consultancy announced.
12 April 2011
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Mexico
MEXICO - Mexico will allow pension operators to hire third-party firms beginning in May to help manage their investments, the chief of the country's retirement-fund regulator said.
11 April 2011
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Industry
The indexation of civil service pensions was switched from Retail Prices Index to the Consumer Prices Index today.
11 April 2011
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Industry
The average FRS17 funding level of university pension schemes improved three percentage points last year due to recovering equity markets, Barnett Waddingham research shows.
11 April 2011
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Appointments
Kentucky Retirement System, Mercer, PensionsFirst, Towers Watson, Northern Trust, J.P. Morgan
11 April 2011
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