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US - Legislators have introduced a bill to provide funding relief of up to 15 years for single-employer pension funds and up to 30 years for multi-employer plans.

Kevin O'Neill and Samina Vernon have joined State Street Global Markets as vice-presidents in the transition management team, the firm said today.

The National Association of Pension Funds chairman has hit back at media reports which accused it of being "hopelessly conflicted" and deliberately not speaking out on companies' corporate governance.

CANADA - The Canadian government has proposed a package of pension reforms that will reduce volatility in defined benefit plan contributions and provide stricter standards for wound up schemes.

UK - Kevin O'Neill and Samina Vernon have joined State Street Global Markets as vice presidents in the transition management team, the firm said today.

British Telecom Pension Scheme pensions director Kevin O'Boyle speaks to PP senior correspondent Giovanni Legorano about how an internal review led the fund to shift to a contract based scheme for the defined contribution members.

UK - British Telecom Pension Scheme pensions director Kevin O'Boyle speaks to GP senior correspondent Giovanni Legorano about how an internal review led the fund to shift to a contract based scheme for the defined contribution members.

The increased deficit of the BAA defined benefit scheme has contributed to the airport operator's pre-tax losses of £784.7m, results show.

Pareto will be running a limited-attendance currency management seminar at the up-coming Professional Pensions Show.

Employers and workers are being asked to submit their views on the default retirement age to feed into the official government review taking place next year.