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Investment
BlackRock saw outflows of $121bn (£76bn) in 2010 on the back of its acquisition of Barclays Global Investors, but managed to increase total assets by 6%.
26 January 2011
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US
US - The Securities and Exchange Commission has launched an inquiry into public statements by Illinois officials about the state's underfunded pension fund, according to a report.
25 January 2011
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United Kingdom
UK - Friends Provident's Trevor Matthews is to step down as chief executive and hand over the reins to former Scottish Widows chief Andy Briggs.
25 January 2011
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US
US - BlackRock saw outflows of $121bn in 2010 on the back of its acquisition of Barclays Global Investors, but managed to increase total assets by 6%.
25 January 2011
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US
US - The Maryland State Retirement and Pension System returned 14.3% on investments in the six months to December 31, increasing the fund's value by more than $4bn.
25 January 2011
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Switzerland
SWITZERLAND - Former Swiss Re chairman Peter Forstmoser has joined the board of Swiss Foundation for International Real Estate Investments (AFIAA).
25 January 2011
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Germany
GERMANY/UK - Germany has replaced the UK as the preferred location for investment in non-listed real estate funds, new research shows.
25 January 2011
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United Kingdom
UK - Changes to defined benefit indexation have saved FTSE100 schemes more than £15bn($23.6bn), Towers Watson estimates.
25 January 2011
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Defined Contribution
The Department for Work and Pensions is set to take action to stop firms using differences between defined contribution regulations to cut scheme costs.
25 January 2011
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Industry
Accrued benefits for deferred occupational scheme members will have plummeted 20% by retirement if schemes use Consumer Price Index inflation to uprate benefits, research finds.
25 January 2011
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