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INVESTORS will have more choice from October following changes to pensions rules allowing protected rights to be held in self-invested personal pensions, the government announced.

AN amendment to the Pensions Bill allowing risk-sharing schemes is the government's "last chance" to boost workplace pensions, the Association of Consulting Actuaries says.

FORCING or encouraging workers not to join an occupational pension is set to become illegal if an amendment to the Pensions Bill is passed.

UK - New data shows retirees could see their pension savings swallowed up by basic living costs within 20 years of retirement, according to Standard Life.

THE government must change the Pensions Bill or risk undermining retirement savings for lower earners, four trade bodies warn.

A government savings scheme aimed at low earners could deter people from joining personal accounts, a consultant warns.

Trustees could be guilty of maladministration if they fail to advise members buying an annuity about the open market option, The Pensions Advisory Service warns.

As changes are introduced to improve Singapore and Hong Kong's mandatory pension systems, industry insiders are urging a more radical overhaul to deal with the countries' looming aging issues. Keren Holland reports from Singapore and Hong Kong

Keren Holland talks to Darren McShane of the Mandatory Provident Fund Authority (MPFA) about the Authority's agenda for change

Global Pensions brought a panel of experts together to discuss the impact of climate change on investment decisions and institutional portfolios