News
Defined Benefit
Confidence in pensions has increased by 10 percentage points since the end of last year, the National Association of Pension Funds says.
14 October 2009
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Defined Benefit
BAE Systems has paid £100m into its UK schemes over the third quarter in a bid to further reduce its pension deficit.
14 October 2009
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Press
Some pension schemes close to insolvency, survey reports; Inflation drops to five year low but pensioners stay ahead with £2.40 increase; Talking the politics out of pensions; ITV cheers City with debt and pension fund plan
14 October 2009
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Defined Contribution
A Conservative government will investigate early auto-enrolment proposals "as a priority," Theresa May says.
14 October 2009
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Defined Benefit
UK - ITV has started preliminary discussions with the trustees of its pension fund over a partnership arrangement under which one of its subsidiaries would provide asset backing to the scheme.
13 October 2009
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Australia
AUSTRALIA - Superannuation funds and consultants should address all material risks - including environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues - in their investment decision making process, according to the latest investment guidelines from the Australian...
13 October 2009
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US
US - California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed a bill introducing a hybrid pension plan for Orange County employees paving the way for a two-tiered retirement system.
13 October 2009
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Defined Benefit
UK - Members of struggling defined benefit schemes could lose out on £150m (US$237.5m) of benefits unless the trustees take control of their investment strategy, a consultant warned.
13 October 2009
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Finland
FINLAND - European pension funds scooped up nearly a fifth of Finland's recent €3bn (US$4.4bn) bond issuance, the State Treasury said.
13 October 2009
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