THE government's fear of failing to implement new age discrimination rules by Dec-ember will erode UK pension provision, warn experts.

COMPANIES working in healthcare, security and pioneering new methods of providing energy represent attractive investment options for schemes, Credit Suisse says.

US - Assets under management at Legg Mason rose 4%, or US$36.7bn, to a record $891.4bn in the third quarter of 2006.

The Pensions Regulator has publicly stated that it wants to take a proactive, risk-focused approach to regulating companies and pension schemes.

AEGON is to offer schemes a new funding solution that combines traditional investments and deferred annuities, PP has learned.

HEDGE funds are likely to be at the heart of future financial crises, the deputy governor of the Bank of England warns.

ACTIVE equity managers underperformed the FTSE All-Share index in the third quarter of 2006, latest figures reveal.

US - Employees contributed an average of 7.31% of their income to their occupational defined contribution pension schemes during 2005, according to research published by the Vanguard Center for Retirement Research.

Norwegian engineering group Kvaerner has completed its deal with The Pensions Regulator allowing it to sever all responsibility for its £1.2bn UK pension fund.

LIFE insurer heavyweights Prudential and Legal & General experienced contrasting fortunes in their third-quarter sales figures.