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THE government is set to increase powers requiring employers to provide contributions to a pension scheme if their actions could threaten the security of members' pensions.

US - The Treasury of South Carolina has blasted a statement by the state's governor about the health of the state retirement system as "misleading, irresponsible and show[ing] a lack of understanding".

UK - Local authority pension funds have warned Marks & Spencer (M&S) they do not want Sir Stuart Rose as executive chairman.

LOCAL authority pension funds have strongly criticised the decision to appoint Sir Stuart Rose as executive chairman of Marks & Spencer.

Tim Jones of the UK's PADA talks to Elizabeth Pfeuti about the challenges and debates involved in implementing a new nation-wide pension scheme by 2012

SWITZERLAND - USB has issued CHF15bn (US$14.7bn) of capital following calls from shareholders, including Swiss pension fund Profound.

The Pension Scheme of the Year and Specialist and Alternative Investment Manager awards will be held on September 11 and November 28 respectively.

Fidelity redundancies to ‘manage costs'; SSRB is not concerned with cost of MPs' pensions; JC Flowers might quit its pursuit of Friends; Goldman Sachs' Lloyd Blankfein sees end of credit crisis

The Pensions Regulator must take more decisive action to educate trustees and employers about liability insurance, a survey by ACE European Group reveals.

Alex Beveridge talks to Nobel Prize laureate Harry Markowitz and Erik van Dijk (senior advisor and CEO at Netherlands-based Compendeon Investment Advisors respectively) about liquidity for pension funds, how to solve the current credit crisis and the...