News
Appointments
THE Local Authority Pension Fund Forum has appointed David Sellors to the newly created post of chief operating officer.
16 February 2009
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Press
OECD calls for pensions institution; Siemens braves climate with new VC initiative; Spanish funds fail to deliver
16 February 2009
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Appointments
THE Pensions Regulator has reappointed Alan Pickering and Chris Swinson as non-executive directors
16 February 2009
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Defined Contribution
MANY employers and employees are failing to receive good value from their defined contribution pension schemes, Towry Law says.
16 February 2009
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Investment
OVER half of UK pension (61.3%) schemes would consider outsourcing the management of their assets to a fiduciary manager, a poll by SEI shows.
16 February 2009
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United Kingdom
UK - The prime minister has ordered a major review of MPs' pension arrangements which could see the defined benefit scheme switched to defined contribution.
16 February 2009
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Global
GLOBAL - Significant losses experienced by pension funds have resulted in funding deficiencies so large that many companies will not be in a position to make the required pension contributions, a survey by SEI claims.
16 February 2009
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Global
GLOBAL - Multinational organisations are moving towards a more global approach over funding decisions, risk assessment and managing their retirement plans, a survey by Mercer says.
16 February 2009
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US
US- CalPERS is set to boost the amount of active internally managed funds if a request to make two test portfolios permanent and increase the allocation to a fundamental portfolio is approved by the investment committee at a meeting tomorrow (February...
16 February 2009
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US
US - A governmental report on reform of Massachusetts state benefits has found many public employees' pension income risks taking them below the poverty line, despite widespread public perception of excessive payments.
13 February 2009
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