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Human factors rather than policy are driving US workers to retire later, experts argued during debate organised by the Urban Institute in Washington DC last week.

GLOBAL - Watson Wyatt has created a global quantitative research and investment systems group and brought in industry expertise to bolster the team.

GLOBAL - Market conditions have made private equity and venture capital investments an attractive option, according to Bramdean Asset Management.

LESS than half of workers are aware of the tax incentives of saving into a pension, B&CE Benefit Schemes says.

Pensions threatened as Britons fail to save; Brown blamed over plummeting pensions; Five new funds for China's pensions

UK - The Pension Research Accountants Group (PRAG) has overwhelmingly rejected a proposal by the Accounting Standards Board (ASB) to force pension schemes to recognise their actuarial liability to pay pensions in the future.

UK - The £1.45bn (US$2.89bn) Royal County of Berkshire Pension Fund has placed mandates for infrastructure and emerging market debt worth in the region of £160m out to tender.

GLOBAL - A socially responsible investment (SRI) global equity allocation could produce 40 % lower CO2 emissions than a conventional portfolio indexed to the MSCI World, a study by Pictet Asset Management (PAM) has shown.

HALF of Britons are not adequately saving for retirement, Scottish Widows research reveals.

WATSON WYATT has hired Jagdeep Singh Bains as a senior investment consultant to its newly launched quantitative research and investment systems group.