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OECD warns pension funds over ‘excessive search for yield’

The concern is whether pension funds and life insurance companies have, or might become involved

Italian regulator questions merit of pension fund competition bill

The Italian pension regulator, Covip, has expressed strong doubts on the draft competition bill that sanctions full portability of pension savings.

Ageing gamblers - Britons are in denial about care options in later life

Too many people are putting off thinking about their care options

Dutch regulator criticises investment policy at Hoogovens pension fund

Hans van de Velde, director at Hoogovens, said the regulator’s comments had not been aimed at the scheme’s approach to cashflow-matching

Nestle to freeze U.K. pension plan

Nestle U.K., Gatwick, England, announced Thursday it plans to freeze its defined benefit pension scheme.

Kempen Capital Management acquires UK fidiciary management activities of Dutch pensions & investment manager

The transaction is in line with KCM's strategy of international expansion and supports the wealth management strategy of Van Lanschot.

More evidence big is better in pension funds

The key finding of the paper is that a pension fund that has 10 times more assets under management, has on average 7.67 basis points lower annual investment costs.

Royal London to offer buy and maintain pension fund

The fund, which will be managed by Mr Shah, will look to minimise the frequency and impact of defaults while targeting an attractive risk adjusted yield.

One in three pension holders to leave larger inheritance

The rules, introduced by the Chancellor, enable unused pension assets to be passed on to beneficiaries free of inheritance tax.

Pensions freedoms set to impact platform selection

The role of platforms just became more signficant.

Booming pensions market is struggling to fill positions

Wealth managers, who tend to specialise in such products, have said the talent pool they draw on had already been shrinking before the recent changes.

UK pension liability hedging strategies total 657 billion pounds in 2014 - report

British pension funds' liability-driven investments jumped 29 percent to a total 657 billion pounds in 2014 as they tried to combat the negative impact of low yields

Wait and see on pensions freedoms, says Isle of Man’s Treasury Minister

Reform is coming but don’t expect UK-style pension freedom in the near future.

FTAdviser Online Service Awards winners revealed

This year the outstanding achievement gong went to Partnership, who also achieved five stars

UK private equity outperforms pension funds

BVCA survey says VC and private equity funds have made almost double the returns of pension fund assets over the last decade

Former UK minister elected chair of pensions committee

Frank Field, a former UK minister and outspoken supporter of pension reform, has been elected chairman of the parliamentary committee on work and pensions.

TFL pension fund appoints BlackRock for £3.8bn investment mandate

Transport for London TfL has selected BlackRock to manage liability-driven investing and passive equity portfolios totalling £3.8bn assets.

Pension Freedoms bring choice but also risk, says St. James’s Place

“Consumers need to plan in order to avoid the risk of a shock tax bill or a poorer life after retirement.”

UK pension pots should be app-friendly, real-time -survey

The survey, by UK pollster YouGov for Denmark's Saxo Bank, showed over 50 percent of respondents wanted more transparency on their investments and nearly 70 percent would like pensions performance to be available real time and on the go.

New pension freedoms used by 60,000 pensioners

George Osborne declares pension policy a success: but is it?