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US - Legal analysis carried out by the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) has ruled that pension promises made to current and retired members are a "vested right" and protected under State and federal laws.

Towers Watson has raked in $50bn (£31bn) in global assets under advisement through its implemented investment services business, the firm's fiduciary management offering.

GLOBAL - Towers Watson has raked in $50bn in assets under advisement globally through its implemented investment services business, the firm's fiduciary management offering.

UK - MPs are set to undergo the same pensions reform as the wider public sector and have a new scheme imposed on them by 2015, it was announced yesterday.

CANADA/US - The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) has acquired a 41% stake in US asset management firm American Century Investments in a move to increase its international asset management offerings.

Cash gains ground on pensions in top pay; MPs love power to set their pensions

The British Medical Association has challenged the government in the High Court over pensions paid to widowers by public sector schemes in a case which could cost the taxpayer £4bn.

Pension tax changes lowering the annual limit to £50,000 will lead to more senior management figures ignoring pension schemes over the long term, a study finds.

The Pensions Ombudsman's team of legal investigators has been understaffed by a third over the last year due to government restrictions on recruitment.

The Professional Pensions Show 2011 will include a brand new auditorium as well as streams on both employee benefits and local authority pension schemes.