UK - The Pension Protection Fund has gone out to tender for a global custodian. The incumbent custodian is State Street.
Consulting giants Towers, Perrin, Forster & Crosby and Watson Wyatt Worldwide came one step closer to completing their merger when shareholders approved the deal at a meeting on Friday, the firms said yesterday.
The last ten years could become known as the "lost decade" for pensions, a KPMG report claims.
Insight Investment has appointed Adam Mossakowski as a credit fund manager within its fixed income team.
As the year comes to a close, GP is taking a look back at the 10 most read features of 2009.
BAA wins bias ruling over GMPF adviser; Gold-plate pension schemes threatened by £100bn deficit
The value of buyouts, buy-ins and longevity swap deals struck during the 2009 has been more than £7.5bn, latest research by Hymans Robertson reveals.
UK - The value of buyouts, buy-ins and longevity swap deals struck during the 2009 has been more than £7.5bn (US$12bn), latest research by Hymans Robertson revealed.
Flintshire County Council has appointed State Street Global Advisors to run a £20m absolute return hedge fund of funds mandate on behalf of the Clwyd Pension Fund.
AUSTRALIA - The median Australian balanced super fund returned over 10% in the 12 months ending November, with results for the end of 2009 expected to be the strongest in the decade, data by SuperRatings showed.