News
Industry
Clive Cowdery's insurance investment vehicle Resolution is expected to soon unveil plans for a further acquisition in the UK life space after Friends Provident reported a 13% drop in 2009 sales.
11 February 2010
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Investment
Raquel Pichardo-Allison introduces the February 2010 issue of Global Pensions
10 February 2010
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Fixed Income
US - The investment committee of the California Public Employees' Retirement System will discuss the merits of using a leveraged allocation to fixed income as part of its portfolio strategy.
10 February 2010
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Argentina
ARGENTINA - President Cristina Fernández announced pension payments will be raised by 8.2% from the beginning of March, taking the level of pension increases to nearly 500% since 2003.
10 February 2010
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Defined Benefit
IRELAND - Four out of five defined benefit (DB) schemes are in deficit despite good investment returns last year, the 2009 Annual Review by Ireland's Pensions Board revealed.
10 February 2010
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Defined Benefit
Four senior conservative MEPs are set to launch a legal fight against European Parliament proposals to tackle a £106m deficit in its pension fund.
10 February 2010
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Europe
EUROPE - Four senior conservative members of the European Parliament (MEPs) are set to launch a legal fight against European Parliament proposals to tackle a £106m (US$165.6m) deficit in its pension fund.
10 February 2010
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Press
Lord Myners warns on City bonuses; UK banks face Basel pension pressure; Pension incomes drop 70% in a decade
10 February 2010
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Private Equity
US/UK - Russell Investments has sold Pantheon Ventures, its US$22bn private equity fund of funds manager, to Affiliated Managers Group for around $775m.
10 February 2010
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Private Equity
Russell Investments has sold Pantheon Ventures, its $22bn (£14.1bn) private equity fund of funds manager, to Affiliated Managers Group for around $775m (£500m).
10 February 2010
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