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Companies and trustees are being too reactive in taking pension scheme buyout off the table as a result of market turbulence, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers.

The Lehman Brothers Pension Scheme has entered the Pension Protection Fund assessment period.

Alexander Forbes Financial Services has put together a free guide on investment diversification for pension scheme trustees and sponsoring employers.

UK - Trustees and employers are being "too reactive" by taking pension scheme buyout off the table as a result of the turbulent market conditions, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) warns.

GLOBAL - Russia's ruble and the Korean won slumped and borrowing costs for developing countries climbed to a five-year high as Argentina's planned seizure of pension funds stoked concern the nation faces its second default this decade.

A year on from the start of the credit crunch that saw many hedge funds and quant players go into meltdown, Giovanni Legorano examines how the quant approach is surviving

Professional Pensions and Friends Provident have teamed up to find out what changes you would make if you were running the Department for Work and Pensions.

Including: NORWAY - Oil fund to invest $2bn in India; UK - BT scheme part of King's Cross redevelopment; US - SIFMA calls for global regulator role; NETHERLANDS - Watson Wyatt appoints senior investment consultant; UK - Paternoster plans to achieve data...

SWITZERLAND - The Swiss government lowered the minimum return that retirement funds must pay their members after a crisis in financial markets hurt returns.

THE National Association of Pension Funds is establishing a group to develop ideas and discuss topical issues on how best to advise their members on investment decisions.