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UK General Election 2010: Pensions could play 'pivotal' role in general election

Global Pensions | 11 Mar 2010 | 12:02

UK - Pensions could play a pivotal role in how the voting swings in the general election, Nigel Waterson says.

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Switzerland rejects pension cuts in referendum

SWITZERLAND – The Swiss voted against a second pillar pension benefits cut introduced in 2008 in a national referendum held yesterday.

Global Pensions | 08 Mar 2010

Greece freezes pensions

GREECE – Greece has frozen all state pensions as part of a package of measures worth €4.8bn (US$6.5bn), erasing the announced increases included in the previous budget.

Global Pensions | 04 Mar 2010

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FEATURES

Swedish AP system put to the test

Raquel Pichardo-Allison looks at what measures the five AP funds are using to deal with the impact of the global financial crisis and looks at the Swedish government's rumoured superfund plans

Crunch time for Japanese corporate DB schemes

Jenny Blinch travels to Tokyo and finds the corporate DB pensions industry reeling under the effects of the credit crunch

Canada goes global

Canadian pension funds were built to last and appear to be surviving the credit crisis. Elizabeth Pfeuti reports from Toronto on this and how increasing commitment to global assets and SRI will affect funds

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Video: interview with Jonathan Boersma, CFA Institute

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Raquel Pichardo-Allison speaks to Jonathan Boersma, executive director, Global Investment Performance Standards, at the CFA Institute.

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Global Pensions | 05 Mar 2010 | screening image

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Are claims that the European Commission's alternative investment fund manager directive will cause an exodus of alternative managers from Europe overblown?

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