SWEDEN - AP7 returned 14.8% in 2010, almost 50% more than the nation's private funds.
News International group pensions manager Rosie Kumik, who passed away on Friday 7 January, was an "invaluable and "inspiring" person, colleagues said today.
The Upper Tribunal expressed "serious reservations" about the amount The Pensions Regulator is chasing in its contribution notice against Michel Van De Wiele NV.
EUROPE - Introducing unnecessary detail to new Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) measures could harm investors, the Investment Management Association warns.
Aviva has reduced its scheme deficit by an estimated £1.3bn in the last year as part of a debt reduction programme.
Pension Insurance Corporation has reinsured almost £500m of its longevity exposure as it continues raising capital to target deals in excess of £3bn, it announced today.
Pension Corp's move set to free capital; Aviva lifted by upbeat presentation on its financial strength; 'It is about time the government took the plight of pensioners more seriously'
US - The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS), the largest US public pension, is now worth just as much as when Lehman Brothers Holdings went bankrupt in 2008 and wiped out $6.8trn in US stock-market value in six months.
The Pensions Advisory Service has seen demand for its advice surge from workers who will be affected by auto-enrolment, its chairman says.
The latest Pensions Bill has failed to address differences between contribution refunds in trust-based and contract-based schemes, providers say.