News
Press
Schroders cuts back as profits half; Legal & General at record low amid fear of cash call; France to press for hedge fund crackdown
13 February 2009
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Regulation
Pension Protection Fund proposals to include longer term risk alongside existing one year scores when calculating individual levies are "convoluted" and "completely wrong", BrightonRock says.
13 February 2009
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Europe
EUROPE - The European Parliament industry committee has approved the creation of a pan-European pension fund for researchers.
13 February 2009
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US
US - Declining asset values and discount rates caused pension funds to lose some $445bn during 2008, Watson Wyatt has said.
13 February 2009
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Regulation
THE Pensions Regulator has approved the financial support arrangements for Sea Containers' two UK group pension schemes.
12 February 2009
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United Kingdom
UK - Three more schemes entered the Pension Protection Fund during last month, resulting in a further 745 people around the UK receiving compensation either now or in the future, the PPF reveals.
12 February 2009
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Sweden
SWEDEN - The pension companies' capital buffer continues to decline but it is still at 'satisfactory' levels, Finansinspektionen (FI) claims.
12 February 2009
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Regulation
AILING pension schemes should question whether they would be better off staying outside the Pension Protection Fund in order to safeguard members' savings, a lawyer has warned.
12 February 2009
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US
Us - The funding level of S&P1500 companies stabilised in January, latest estimates from Mercer reveal.
12 February 2009
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Investment
FUND managers have sharply conflicting views on how the current downturn will play out, Hewitt Associates says.
12 February 2009
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