Investment

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Chancellor George Osborne is considering a £7bn "raid" on pension perks for the better off, according to reports.

The National Employment Savings Trust is heading for a capacity "car crash" as under-prepared employers cause a last minute stampede for auto-enrolment products, warns Hymans Robertson.

Public sector workers will switch to a career average scheme, see their contributions hiked and their retirement age increase as part of government pension reforms, Danny Alexander says.

Chief secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander gave a speech on public service pensions to the Institute for Public Policy Research this afternoon. Here is what he said in full.

UK - Fidelity International has created a new defined contribution and Workplace Saving Business to be led by Julian Webb as part of a company restructuring exercise.

UK - Scheme funding levels improved during 2010 despite fears of a double-dip recession and the sovereign debt crisis, UBS Global Asset Management says.

London hedge fund CQS is delaying planned soft closure for its flagship ABS portfolio to allow prospective pension scheme investors already conducting due diligence on the fund to complete their analysis.

Scheme funding levels improved during 2010 despite fears of a double-dip recession and the sovereign debt crisis, UBS Global Asset Management says.

Investors should move out of BRIC equities and concentrate on the US and non-BRIC emerging markets, warned Neptune Investment Management investment director Chris Taylor.