News
Europe
EUROPE - The best investment strategy in retirement is to hold a significant proportion of pension assets in equity early on in retirement and to switch progressively to bond holdings and annuities over time, a report commissioned by the European Fund...
18 February 2009
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Press
L&G tumbles as fears over capital position persist; Two groups pull out of bid for Gatwick
17 February 2009
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Appointments
Independent trustee firm Dalriada has recruited a team of wind-up specialists to expand its scheme discontinuance expertise.
17 February 2009
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Appointments
The Mineworkers' Pension Scheme has appointed Nigel Stapleton as trustee chairman.
17 February 2009
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Defined Benefit
The Association of Consulting Actuaries has blasted politicians for taking an "extreme" position over the future MPs' pensions.
17 February 2009
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Appointments
Aon Consulting has appointed three directors to the executive board of its pension administration business.
17 February 2009
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US
US - Rhode Island's two public retirement schemes face large unfunded liabilities and should be reformed as son as possible in order to reduce costs, the state's public expenditure council (RIPEC) has said.
17 February 2009
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US
US - A class action has been filed on behalf of the Pension Fund for Hospital and Health Care Employees (Philadelphia and Vicinity) and a group of similar funds against Austin Capital Management, for alleged losses related to the Madoff case.
17 February 2009
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US
US - Electronic and technology company Sparton Corporation has announced it will freeze contributions into the firm's 401(k) plan.
17 February 2009
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Australia
AUSTRALIA - Pension fund managers must rebalance their foreign currency exposures more frequently and with closer attention to liquidity and market impacts, or else risk wide deviations from targets, Troy Rieck, General Manager Capital Markets, QIC, told...
17 February 2009
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