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Overlay Asset Management and BNP Paribas Corporate and Investment Banking have teamed up to launch an index in a bid to help schemes preserve the purchasing power of currency allocations.

Coalition plans to introduce a universal state pension of £140 a week need serious investigation to assess whether they are fair and affordable, the Labour Party warns.

UBS; Schroders; BNP Paribas Investment Partners; Dalriada Trustees; Vebnet; J O Hambro Investment Management

Why assets alone won't help to avoid checkmate; State pensions to be fixed at £140

Investment Solutions has hired Umar Ilyas from Bluefin as head of consultancy relations and investment actuary to boost its offering for small and medium sized schemes.

CANADA - Canadian pension funds saw assets rise 7.3% over the third quarter, buoyed by rallying global markets, research by RBC Dexia Investor Services shows.

FTSE350 scheme deficits stood still at £85bn in Q2 and Q3, despite a rise in global equity markets in the third quarter, Mercer data reveals.

The National Trust has appointed Punter Southall to provide advice on its defined contribution strategy ahead of the 2012 reforms.

UK/CANADA - The property arm of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS) has joined forces with the British Land Company to develop a £340m ($534m) City of London office block.

The short time scale to implement changes to pension tax relief for high earners is causing problems for businesses, a poll of 300 pension professionals shows.