UK/US - State Street has teamed up with F&C Investments to provide an environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting service to help investors meet their stewardship goals.
US - Orange County, California has lost its appeal of a lower court's ruling that a 2001 retroactive increase in retirement benefits for the county's deputy sheriffs didn't violate the state's constitution.
UK - The Department for Work and Pensions is to take action to stop firms using differences between defined contribution regulations to cut scheme costs when faced with auto-enrolment.
NETHERLANDS - The coverage ratio for pension fund ABP hit 105% at the end of 2010, surpassing its target for the year.
California-based dynamic asset allocation specialist First Quadrant has launched a new investment strategy in the UK aimed at offering defined contribution plans a more diversified default option.
Ros Altmann has called for government to act immediately on a legal technicality in the Pensions Act 2004 which could leave members without Pension Protection Fund cover.
People saving for retirement are losing faith in property as a means to supplement their pensions, a study by the Association of British Insurers shows.
Pension giants tilt at the wind; 30,000 women facing two year state pension delay
US - California-based dynamic asset allocation specialist First Quadrant has launched a new investment strategy in the UK aimed at offering defined contribution (DC) plans a more diversified default option.
US - The Missouri State Employees' Retirement System (MOSERS) posted returns of 16% in 2010, ending the year with nearly $7.7bn in assets.