News
Defined Benefit
Embattled chilled foods firm Uniq could be forced to recapitalise in order to fund its £436m scheme deficit.
22 July 2010
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Industry
Commission proposes a range of policies to improve sustainable provision, including a steering group
22 July 2010
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Legislation
Local government employers are facing a backlog of legal claims and mounting costs following confirmation that equal pay settlements are pensionable.
22 July 2010
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Industry
Professional Pensions Academy: PP has launched a brand new event to help build the knowledge of trustees and scheme professionals.
22 July 2010
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Legislation
Employers must start preparing for the major pension tax regime changes due to be implemented in April 2011, Hewitt Associates says.
22 July 2010
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US
US - Five pension funds in New York and Ohio will jointly seek lead plaintiff status in a class action suit against BP, certain officers and directors and BP America, New York comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said.
21 July 2010
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Global
GLOBAL - BlackRock has reported a US$213.3bn loss in assets under management in Q2, blaming sharp falls in equity markets and costs related to its acquisition of BGI.
21 July 2010
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Germany
GERMANY - Larger German local authorities must tender occupational pension services, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled
21 July 2010
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Infrastructure
GLOBAL - Infrastructure managers raised US$6.7bn from global investors in the first quarter, the highest level of fundraising since 2008, but overall deal flow is still at its lowest level since 2006, new research by Preqin showed.
21 July 2010
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