TOO much pensions jargon can form a barrier between the industry and its customers, an independent consultant warns.

A LANDMARK ruling paves the way for companies to restructure without the risk of making their scheme ineligible for the Pension Protection Fund, lawyers believe.

US - The New York city pension funds have called on Halliburton Corporation to disclose its policies and procedures for all political contributions using corporate monies.

The deadline is looming for entries for this year's UK Pensions Awards.

SCHEMES investing in Latin American markets are poised to enjoy their fifth consecutive year of positive returns, BlackRock Investment Man-agement says.

Deemed buyback is not working properly

PENSION scheme deficits in the FTSE350 companies dropped by nearly a third in 2006, research by Mercer Human Resource Consulting shows.

US - The US$15.5bn San Francisco Employees' Retirement System (SFERS) has tendered for an investment consultant as the contract with its existing consultant draws to a close.

A TRUSTEE showed "wanton disregard" for his office by failing to respond to requests for information, the pensions ombudsman has ruled.

PENSIONS provider Winterthur Life has accused the government of killing consumer confidence by sticking with out of date policies.