News
Defined Benefit
The Local Government Pension Scheme's deficit could swell to £60bn this year if current trends continue, research from the Liberal Democrats reveals.
15 January 2010
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United Kingdom
UK - The Local Government Pension Scheme's deficit could swell to £60bn (US$97.8bn) this year if current trends continue, research from the Liberal Democrats revealed.
15 January 2010
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Appointments
David Bright has been appointed as chairman of the board at Capital Cranfield Holdings, succeeding Mike Anthony.
15 January 2010
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Law
Trustees conducting self-assessment exercises into the conduct of their duties could leave themselves open to that information being used against them in court, Lovells warns.
15 January 2010
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Regulation
The Pensions Regulator could enforce mandatory standards of record keeping after its assessment of how trustees' focus has improved, industry figures predict.
15 January 2010
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Global
GLOBAL - A strong majority of global pension fund investors believe active managers have the ability to deliver alpha, a new survey by Pyramis Global Advisors found.
14 January 2010
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Investment
EUROPE - Equity manager RCM, a subsidiary of Allianz Global Investors, is set to launch a diversified growth fund in the first quarter that invests only in exchange traded funds.
14 January 2010
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ETFs
Equity manager RCM, a subsidiary of Allianz Global Investors, is set to launch a diversified growth fund in the first quarter that invests only in ETFs.
14 January 2010
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Netherlands
NETHERLANDS - Dutch pension funds held €15.3bn (US$22.2bn) in direct real estate investments as of the third quarter 2009, new figures by De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB), the Dutch central bank, showed.
14 January 2010
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Defined Benefit
Electronics retail group DSG International is set to close its defined benefit scheme future accrual.
14 January 2010
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