SCHEMES risk losing millions of pounds by using swaps as part of their liability matching strategy, a consultant warns.

A LITTLE-KNOWN clause in the Companies' Bill will "upset the balance" of investors' rights and make it harder to sue companies for damages, governance watchdogs claim.

THE NATIONAL Association of Pension Funds has denied that it is undergoing a review which could see it both change name and broaden its membership.

Accountant Baker Tilly is hosting a one-off seminar to help employers address flexible benefit options and meet evolving employees' needs.

STANDARD Life Investments has announced the launch of a global absolute return strategies fund in response to growing demand from institutional clients and consultants.

Ministers must adopt a "fearless" approach to EU legislators to ensure UK schemes are not undermined by European ideals of pension portability, lawyers warn.

SCHEME auditing and accounting bills could double under new proposals drawn up by The Pensions Regulator, consultants warn.

THE NATIONAL Association of Pension Funds has unveiled a five-point plan to ensure "quality" pension schemes are protected when personal accounts are introduced.

A new-look annuity will be needed for the government's proposed personal account savers, Winterthur Life claims.

The government has bowed to con-cerns about the impact new age discrim-ination rules will have on schemes and decided to delay their implementation.