GLOBAL - ABP and TIAA-CREF are among the investors to commit US$125m to Catalyst Microfinance Investors (CMI), in a deal claimed to be the largest ever collective equity capital commitment to microfinance.
THE Pensions Regulator is to consult on plans to include mortality assumptions as a new "trigger" for funding plans.
The outlook for government and high-quality corporate bonds is positive despite challenging economic conditions, Fidelity International believes.
MEXICO - ING has agreed to sell its non-core insurance business to AXA to concentrate on its pension and annuity business.
US - Bryn Mawr Bank has announced it will freeze its defined benefit (DB) pension scheme from 31 March.
The registration process for the first Professional Pensions Spring Show has now opened.
BT's pension deficit could increase by £4.2bn if Accounting Standards Board proposals are implemented, independent consultant John Ralfe warns.
US - Julius Baer has announced it intends to make an initial public offering (IPO) of its US asset management business at some point this year.
Standard Life Investments' ethical funds will no longer invest in airline stocks.
PUNTER SOUTHALL has launched a bulletin outlining how scheme sponsors can mitigate any increases in Pension Protection Fund levies.