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Regulator slaps ITV & Granada with Financial Support Direction

James Redgrave, David Rowley & Charlie Thomas | 27 January 2012

Broadcasting giant ITV is appealing an attempt by the Pensions Regulator to force it to pay into the scheme of its defunct former subsidiary Box Clever.

Nick Sherry

Video: 30% opt outs and the Australian auto-enrolment experience

Charlie Thomas | 24 January 2012

Former Australian superannuation minister Nick Sherry discusses the issues facing the UK in implementing its auto-enrolment legislation, including how to keep people in schemes.

LGPS negotiations prevent insolvency of 300 charities

Katie Morley | 22 January 2012

Hundreds of charities and quasi-public sector organisations have been saved by last-ditch extensions of up to 30 years to their deficit repayment plans.

Longevity pooling will minimise risk

Pippa Stephens & Anna Lyudvig | 22 January 2012

The growing gap in life expectancy between rich and poor will rapidly increase the rate of scheme liability growth, a raft of data shows.

Investors baulk at Middle Eastern conflict possibility

Pippa Stephens | 22 January 2012
Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud

Fear of war with Iran and further Middle Eastern uprisings risk bringing an end to Western investors’ love affair with emerging markets, a survey shows.

Parliament

Government receives Commons governance grilling

Katie Morley | 20 January 2012

Making shareholder votes binding will not be enough to tackle runaway executive remuneration, MP Jon Cruddas has argued in Parliament.

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Survey: Schemes concerned over PFI mixed messages

Owen Walker finds schemes are being put off investing in infrastructure due to the UK government’s unclear attitude to private finance initiatives (PFI)

Survey: Schemes favour active management for fixed income

A surprising number of schemes are fans of an active management approach to fixed income. David Rowley quizzed schemes and trustees on why this is so

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