A LOOPHOLE in A-Day regulations enables scheme members to claim their 25pc tax-free cash lump sum twice under the same pension, Aegon Scottish Equitable says.

Here it is - a full list of the winners of the Pension Scheme of the Year Awards 2006.

SMALL caps no longer represent the "smoke stack" end of economy but offer schemes the opportunity to invest in tomorrow's biggest firms, Standard Life Investments says.

Smaller self-invested personal pension providers will be swallowed up by market leaders when the sector is regulated, Hargreaves Lansdown claims.

A US hedge fund's $6bn (£3.18bn) loss is "a good reminder" of what can go wrong with such strategies, the National Association of Pension Funds says.

AUSTRALIA - The Labor party has tabled in the Senate secret correspondence between Telstra and the T3 sales taskforce over the cut in pension benefits facing Telstra employees.

There is a long way to go before the government's proposed national pension savings scheme or personal accounts see the light of day.

FEWER than one in 10 people aged under 25 are worried about not having enough money in retirement, research shows.

THE FINANCIAL Services Authority and the Treasury should meet with the industry to resolve the issue of Alternatively Secured Pensions, the Association of Member-Directed Pension Schemes claims.

LEICESTER County Council plans to appoint a targeted or absolute return manager to oversee a £100m brief for its £1.9bn pension fund.