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Investment
Schroders' institutional business has added to its multi asset strategies stable with the launch of its diversified completion fund.
24 January 2008
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Uncategorised
Pension tax relief is set to be cut by up to 3.2 percentage points following changes in the basic rate of income tax, Hargreaves Lansdown says.
24 January 2008
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US
US - Pension funds seeking compensation from major investment banks for their part in the Enron scandal have seen an appeal turned down in the Supreme Court.
23 January 2008
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US
US - Pension fund group CtW Investment Group has demanded an explanation from Wachovia Corporation's board of directors' risk committee on what action it took to protect shareholders from excessive exposure to mortgage-related risk over the past two years....
23 January 2008
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Uncategorised
BT shares fell 5p to £252.5p yesterday after fears were raised that its £38bn pension fund would need a further cash injection following equity market falls.
23 January 2008
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Global
US - Investor confidence has risen by three points to 68.8, a rise that has been put down to improvement in risk appetite for selected sectors by North American investors.
23 January 2008
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Investment
STANDARD & POOR'S has launched three Shariah compliant equities benchmark indices.
23 January 2008
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Press
Fed slashes rates to halt sell-off; BT retreat continues on pension fund fears; Big hedge funds agree voluntary code of practice; Commercial property fund investors face continued slide
23 January 2008
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Europe
EUROPE - Lehman Brothers issued its European Pensions Briefing with a warning schemes should be addressing their solvency levels over the coming year.
23 January 2008
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Canada
CANADA - A coalition of unions is urging Alberta Local Authorities Pension Plan (LAPP) members and pensioners to lobby their local politicians over changes to rules relating to governance of the scheme.
23 January 2008
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