News
United Kingdom
UK/US - AllianceBernstein is to launch a range of off-the-shelf target date funds for trust and contract- based defined contribution schemes.
13 January 2011
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Global
GLOBAL - France, Germany, the UK and US must rein in their pension and health care expenditure if they are to stabilise their debt in the long term, a report by Moody's warns.
13 January 2011
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US
US - The State of Wisconsin Investment Board (SWIB) has allocated $600m to two risk parity strategy managers as part of its multi-asset allocation within the Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS).
13 January 2011
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Industry
The National Employment Savings Trust's efforts to simplify language used by pensions providers has been welcomed by the industry.
13 January 2011
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Industry
Members of Parliament yesterday approved the Postal Services Bill, which includes relieving Royal Mail of its £10.3bn pension fund deficit.
13 January 2011
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Press
Default retirement age to be scrapped; NEST encourages plain-speaking; government publishes auto-enrolment bill; Saga urges Bank of England to increase interest rate; pensions need ‘radical overhaul'; UK warned over state pension burden; workers striking...
13 January 2011
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United Kingdom
UK - The Government published its Pensions Bill today, covering proposed changes to auto-enrolment.
13 January 2011
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Europe
EUROPE - The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) has appointed Gabriel Bernardino as its inaugural chairman.
13 January 2011
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Legislation
The government published its Pensions Bill today, covering proposed changes to auto-enrolment.
13 January 2011
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Legislation
Employers will lose the right to force people to stop working at age 65 when the default retirement age is scrapped in April.
13 January 2011
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