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EU hits back at Geithner on AIFM directive

Global Pensions | 11 Mar 2010 | 15:11

EUROPE/US – The European Commission has hit back at a letter by US Treasury secretary Tim Geithner warning the implementation of the hedge funds directive could cause a transatlantic rift by discriminating against US firms.

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NAPF Investment Conference 2010: Accounting standards review to launch

UK - The National Association of Pension Funds is set to launch a major review into the standards used for accounting for pensions.

Global Pensions | 11 Mar 2010

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

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

Global Pensions | 11 Mar 2010

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FEATURES

Career average for Ireland’s new recruits

Following the budget at the end of 2009, the public sector has seen a series of changes, including the introduction of a career average scheme. Helen Morrissey reports

A more dynamic reserve fund

Helen Morrissey talks to Eugene O’Callaghan and Adrian O’Donovan of the National Pension Reserve Fund about their objectives for the fund as well as their role in recapitalising Irish banks during the financial crisis

No need for a plan B

Alan Rubenstein, chief executive of the UK’s Pension Protection Fund speaks to Jonathan Stapleton about the lifeboat fund’s annual report and the risks it faces in the future

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Video: It is time to call it a day for defined benefit accrual?

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UK - Senior correspondent Giovanni Legorano speaks to Steve Delo former chairman of the Pensions Management Institute/Independent Trustee, PAN Governance and Michael Chatterton, head of settlement solutions at Watson Wyatt.

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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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