Europe

EU retiree numbers grow

EUROPE - The number of retirees relative to workers in the EU27 is set to double by 2060, according to data from EU statistical office Eurostat.

PPF levy

OPT criticises PPF levy plans

UK – The Occupational Pensions Trust (OPT) has attacked proposals to change the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) risk-based levy as potentially damaging to funding levels.

Denmark

ATP to raise pensions by 2%

DENMARK – ATP has announced plans to raise all pensions and pension commitments by 2%, despite recording a net loss of DKK7.3bn (US$1.44bn) in the first half of 2008.

Global fee disclosure proposed

HSBC predicts buyout growth

Soaring food prices create investment opportunities

Wholesale fund market falls

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VER records negative result

ICGN criticises EC auditor proposals

Interviews

Mitsubishi: steering clear of trouble

Jenny Blinch talks to Hiroko Niwa, chief investment officer of the Mitsubishi Corporation Defined Benefit Pension Fund

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

Mitsubishi: steering clear of trouble

Jenny Blinch talks to Hiroko Niwa, chief investment officer of the Mitsubishi Corporation Defined Benefit Pension Fund

Credit crisis cuts to the core of pensions

Beyond the obvious impact on market performance, the global credit crisis is continuing to effect the pension fund industry and will do for some time. David Harris explains

Regulation ups the ante for technology

Tying business needs to technology

Solving Solvency II

Hedging the credit crisis

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Playing a waiting game

A world of difference to be found in employee benefits

The changing face of DC plans

Global Pensions T-Charter debate

Global Pensions has hosted a debate with key players in the transition management industry following the release of the T-Charter. The debate examines why the T-Charter took so long to agree, and asks whether it goes far enough. The panel also look at the controversial issue of pre-hedging and offer practical advice for pension schemes seeking to use the charter.

Round Table

How best to access emerging market alpha

Global Pensions gathered key industry experts in Amsterdam to discuss alpha generation in emerging markets, pension fund appetite for the asset class, and issues of capacity and manager selection