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Global
GLOBAL - Demands for disclosure from sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) will fail as long as other players in the market reject calls for transparency, according to State Street Global Advisers (SSGA).
23 July 2008
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US
US - San Diego mayor Jerry Sanders has announced agreement has been reached with unions on pension reform.
23 July 2008
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Appointments
REDINGTON Partners has appointed Ian Maybury as senior actuary in its insurance and pensions team.
23 July 2008
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Global
GLOBAL - Watson Wyatt has unveiled its vision for the future of the institutional investment industry, highlighting the key changes which it claims will shape the investor landscape.
23 July 2008
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US
US - 401(k) charges will become clearer as the result of a proposed rule aimed at making it easier for plan participants to make informed retirement savings decisions.
23 July 2008
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Europe
EUROPE - AEGON has completed a securitisation deal to improve its capital efficiency, adding more than €315m (US$496m) to the group.
23 July 2008
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US
US - The Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) has appointed Cooley Godward Kronish partner Roel Campos as fiduciary counsel to the nearly US$108bn Texas trust fund.
23 July 2008
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Uncategorised
GERMANY - The Royal Bank of Scotland and German insurer Ergo have launched a pension liability service for corporates, ahead of the introduction of new accounting rules next year.
23 July 2008
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Global
GLOBAL - Pension fund accounting standards may be obsolete for prospective investors, according to some industry figures.
23 July 2008
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US
US - The decision by the US$248bn California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) to invest in pubic private partnership (PPP) infrastructure projects has met with strong criticism from Professional Engineers in California Government (PECG)....
23 July 2008
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