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CANADA - The head of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) said the country's pension system needs to be reformed and suggested creating a mandatory supplemental pension plan to complement existing arrangements.

US - Manager search activity increased in the first half of the year as investors funnelled 327% more assets into new fixed income mandates than last year, according to data compiled by Mercer.

GLOBAL - Pension funds are increasing their exposures or considering an entry into the convertible bond market as they try to take advantage of these underpriced securities, industry figures say.

UK - Here it is - a full list of the winners of the Pension Scheme of the Year Awards 2009, hosted by GP's sister title Professional Pensions.

The latest Professional Pensions Conjecture debate - to be held on September 21 -will look at the key issues surrounding pension scheme longevity swap deals.

The Pensions Regulator could move to make data integrity checks mandatory if record keeping guidelines are not properly adopted, administration providers say.

Longevity hedging will become more popular than buy-ins over the next twelve months, a straw poll by Pinsent Masons reveals.

Company pension rules shake-up mooted; Government under fire for cutting short talks.

Here it is - a full list of the winners of the Pension Scheme of the Year Awards 2009.

The government has launched a consultation on plans to relax employer debt rules.