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ONE third of private sector defined benefit schemes are still open to new employees, according to the National Association of Pension Funds.

AN INDEPENDENT pension consultant has been fined £10,500 by the Financial Services Authority for failing to monitor advisers effectively.

ITV bosses and trustees are meeting with trade unions this week to discuss plans to replace the final salary scheme with a career average plan.

US - Global index provider MSCI Barra has announced the establishment of a new office in Chicago - just one week after opening a Dubai office.

High Court to rule on pensions compensation; Reckless spending: will it all go pop?

THE £1.3BN Suffolk County Council Pension Fund has reappointed State Street to provide it with an integrated range of investment services.

THE VERDICT in the Pensions Action Group judicial review case is due to be released tomorrow.

EUROPE - Projected hikes in pension spending has left Greece, Hungary, Portugal, Slovenia and Cyprus most at risk of losing sustainability of their public finances, a European Comission report has found.

PENSION and employee benefits group Xafinity has rebranded its individual businesses.