News
United Kingdom
UK - Members of defined benefit (DB) pension schemes should expect lengthy delays when seeking to take a cash equivalent transfer value, Punter Southall warns.
14 August 2008
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Uncategorised
Some 4.15 million people of state pension age are being forced to claim key government benefits in a bid to make ends meet, latest government figures reveal.
13 August 2008
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Uncategorised
Industrial action has been temporarily halted at Prysmian Cables after trade union Unite and the company agreed to restart talks on pensions.
13 August 2008
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Appointments
MERCER has appointed Steve Charlton as a principal within its retirement business in a bid to strengthen its defined contribution pensions team.
13 August 2008
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Uncategorised
SOME 32pc of pension schemes admit that conflicts of interest could arise from finance directors of sponsoring companies acting as trustees, Trustee GAAPS research reveals.
13 August 2008
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Investment
THE Pension Protection Fund has boosted its approach to responsible investment.
13 August 2008
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Uncategorised
UBS splits units as it prepares for break-up; We need clarity on the influencing role of the PPF; Food and fuel prices send inflation to new high as City fears interest rate increase; Cinven acquires holding in debt investment boutique
13 August 2008
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Uncategorised
Less than a third of 50 to 65-year-olds want to stop working whey they reach retirement age despite thinking they could afford to, Aegon research shows.
13 August 2008
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US
US - Pension funds would be forced to pay the same tax as commercial commodity traders under proposed legislation aimed at reducing speculative trading.
13 August 2008
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Press
UBS splits units as it prepares for break-up; We need clarity on the influencing role of the PPF; Food and fuel prices send inflation to new high as City fears interest rate increase; Cinven acquires holding in debt investment boutique
13 August 2008
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