US - A row has erupted between the San Diego city attorney and the city council president over the employment of a pensions expert.
Global Pensions will not produce its daily newswire tomorrow (Friday, 22 February) as we move offices. However, we will deliver Global Pensions Weekly Edition - a digital magazine you can read on-screen, or print out and take home.
GLOBAL - An influx of sophisticated products has blown the choice wide open for pension funds investing in emerging markets.
THE nationalisation of Northern Rock is "excellent news" for its scheme trustees who faced a deficit of up to £200m, Punter Southall says.
US - The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) has finalised policies on its inflation-linked asset class (ILAC) to include forestland, commodities and bonds.
UK - Funding thresholds for calculating the pension protection levy are set for dramatic rises after the publication of the Pension Protection Fund's (PPF) final version of the 2008-09 Determination.
NATIONWIDE has decided to withdraw from the additional voluntary contribution market leaving smaller pension schemes facing an £8500 transfer bill.
SG HAMBROS BANK has launched a self-invested personal pension giving clients access to a wide range of private equity funds and structured products.
US - New York's pension funds have called on 10 of America's largest companies to reveal their political contributions.
US - The number of Americans who are not saving enough for retirement has soared because of healthcare costs, according to Center for Retirement Research (CRR) at Boston College.