News
Regulation
The Pensions Regulator's ability to enforce its financial support direction against six Lehman Brothers subsidiaries is questionable due to ongoing insolvency proceedings, lawyers say.
23 September 2010
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Investment
The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change has issued guidance to help pension funds understand the climate risks in property investment.
23 September 2010
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Defined Benefit
Schemes should look at the bigger picture on risk before opting for insurance contracts that enable switching from RPI to CPI, a consultant says.
23 September 2010
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Defined Contribution
Forcing employers to pay into the existing stakeholder regime would mean a lower cost alternative to NEST could be implemented "tomorrow", a senior actuary says.
23 September 2010
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Industry
Nearly half of under-50s admit they are not doing enough to prepare financially for their retirement.
23 September 2010
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Industry
Papers documenting the beginning of the cult of equity investment by pension schemes have been digitised and put online by The Pensions Archive Trust.
23 September 2010
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US
US/Europe - Longevity remains one of the most underestimated risks in retirement income planning, Allianz has warned.
22 September 2010
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Japan
JAPAN - First State Investments has opened an office in Japan and hired a new director of institutional business to help expand its reach in the institutional and pension fund market.
22 September 2010
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US
US/UK - Requests for securities lending services unbundled from custody arrangements are on the increase, officials at eSecLending say.
22 September 2010
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US
US - Baxter International, a maker of intravenous drugs, has been sued by a pension fund over allegedly misleading public statements made about the company's business prospects.
22 September 2010
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