EUROPE - Denmark has come out on top for the second year running and Italy has fared worst in a report ranking pension systems across Europe.

The senior management team at Gissings Advisory Services has bought out the firm backed by private equity investor Dunedin.

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NETHERLANDS - Two of the world's largest pension boards have announced plans to enter into talks to examine close cooperation and the possibility of a merger.

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Scottish Widows Investment Partnership has appointed Dean Buckley as its new chief executive.

Pension law firm Sacker & Partners has retained its top tier status for pensions in The Chambers Guide to UK Legal Services.

Almost 90pc of UK Society of Investment Professionals members have voted to change the group's name to the CFA Society of the UK.

Punter Southall Group has developed an occupational savings scheme which offers members the ability to combine pension saving with a mortgage.

US - A series of screened indexes has been developed to help US pension plans comply with "terror-free" legislation.