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Global
GLOBAL - Global pension assets totalled US$29.5trn at year end 2009, up 14% from the previous year, according to a report by the International Financial Services London.
22 February 2010
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Netherlands
NETHERLANDS - Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP chairman Ed Nijpels has resigned due to his involvement in the investigation over the collapse of DSB bank last year.
22 February 2010
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Regulation
The Pensions Regulator has filed a £2.1bn claim in a Canadian court against Nortel Networks.
22 February 2010
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DB Buyouts
Mercer has launched a pension buyout index in anticipation of escalating demand for de-risking products this year.
22 February 2010
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Bulk Annuities
UK - Mercer has launched a pension buyout index in anticipation of escalating demand for de-risking products this year.
22 February 2010
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Industry
The time limit on claiming higher rate tax relief on pension allowances is set to be cut from six to four years from April 6, Standard Life warns.
22 February 2010
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Defined Benefit
UK pension funds recorded their highest returns for four years in 2009, International Financial Services London research reveals.
22 February 2010
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Admin / Technology
The role of Raising Standards in Pensions Administration will evolve as governance and administration standards climb the agenda of The Pensions Regulator and trustees, the body says.
22 February 2010
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Press
Cost of pension risk rises; New pensions model must rise from rubble of the old
22 February 2010
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United Kingdom
UK - The BMW UK Operations Pension Scheme has insured £3bn (US$4.6bn) of its liabilities with Deutsche Bank subsidiary Abbey Life.
22 February 2010
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