Allocation to hedge funds and private equity is set to soar in 2007, delegates heard.

Improving trustees' knowledge and understanding could lead to an increase in the number of complaints about them, the deputy pensions ombudsman warns.

HEWITT ASSOCIATES has appointed Tim Giles to take the lead its European benefits administration practice.

Management system

The lack of a governance on contract-based defined contribution plans could lead to a resurgence in trust arrangements, the National Association of Pension Funds believes.

GLOBAL - US-based Milliman Global has added Dutch employee benefits consultancy HV&P to its roster.

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ADVISERS are failing in their duty to notify employers of the impact new age discrimination laws will have on employee benefit packages, warns a leading provider.

GLOBAL - BlackRock has made five additions to its board of directors, having last week completing its merger with Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (MLIM).

MCDONALD'S has launched free courses in reading, writing and numeracy for its staff in a bid to boost basic skills.