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MORTALITY assumptions will not be used as a primary trigger for funding plans, The Pensions Regulator says.

US/ASIA - Barclays Capital has been given permission to re-open several business divisions of Lehman Brothers, including its fixed income and equity trading desks and strategically important indices business.

The University of Dundee has appointed Xafinity Consulting to provide it with actuarial, investment and consultancy services.

The £3bn Lothian Pension Fund has confirmed it will continue with a class action case officers and directors of Lehman Brothers.

SCHEMES have been reassured that despite current market volatility Exchange Traded Funds are protected due to their legal structure.

Liability-driven investment assets managed by large UK fund managers have increased by 27pc since the beginning of the year, Aon Consulting has revealed.

Lehman collapse will test LDI models; Hedge fund returns money; MEPs demand openness from hedge funds

THE TI Group Pension Scheme has insured a portfolio of its pensions in payments with Paternoster.

NORWAY - The US$381bn Government Pension Fund-Global, a self-proclaimed leader in ethical investments, does not apply best practice in sustainable investments, according to Innovest.

GLOBAL - Exchange traded fund (ETF) providers have moved to reassure investors their products are safe, following the recent market turmoil that saw more than 100 exchange traded commodities (ETCs) suspended.