North America
Canada
CANADA - Quebec has become the first Canadian province to introduce a new pension programme for workers who don't have their own retirement savings.
18 March 2011
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Regulation
US - Two government reports released yesterday found employers offering 401(k) plans have little understanding of securities lending activities within their defined contribution plans.
17 March 2011
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Canada
CANADA - Staff at the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) could soon be compensated for how well they match liabilities.
16 March 2011
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Equities
CANADA - The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec has invested an additional C$800m ($813m) in Quebec-based companies and restructured its benchmark to give a greater weighting to local firms.
15 March 2011
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North America
US - The Fresno County Employees Retirement Association has approved a new asset mix which increases allocations to international large-cap equities, emerging markets equities, TIPS and commodities.
14 March 2011
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Canada
IRELAND/CANADA - The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and other investors will give airline leasing company AWAS an additional $529m to help it expand its fleet.
11 March 2011
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Appointments
GLOBAL - Have you missed the biggest stories in pensions this week? Find out below, as we list the top 10 most popular stories on www.globalpensions.com over the past seven days.
11 March 2011
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North America
US - Bill Gross, who runs the world's biggest bond fund at Pacific Investment Management Co., eliminated government-related debt from his flagship fund.
10 March 2011
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North America
US - Actuaries for the California Public Employees' Retirement System are recommending trustees cut the discount rate by 25 basis points to 7.5%.
09 March 2011
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North America
US - US state pension funds saw their funding levels improve by four percentage points in 2010 to 69% while asset growth outpaced a growth in liabilities, according to a survey by Wilshire Associates.
08 March 2011
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