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UK - NAPF CONFERENCE - Companies could be forced into insolvency if the new pension regulator's teeth are too sharp, a leading scheme manager warned.

UK - NAPF CONFERENCE- Local Government Pension Scheme funds have the flexibility to smooth out drops in funding levels, Mercer Human Resource Consulting European partner Chris Hull told delegates.

UK - Lindy du Plessis has been appointed as analyst in RMB International's alternative strategies team.

UK - Edis Partnerships managing partner Ken Edis is relinquishing day-to-day control of the administration specialist. But he will continue as senior partner and chairman of the board.

UK - NAPF CONFERENCE -The National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) has hit out at a suggestion that pension scheme trustees should be paid, despite strict new codes of conduct.

UK - HSBC investors are being urged to scrutinise the banking giant's remuneration report, which will boost chairman Sir John Bond's (pictured) pension by £153,000 a year.

UK - NAPF CONFERENCE- The government's new single tax regime for pensions will provide opportunities for greater flexibility in the delivery of benefits, leading industry figures predict.

UK - NAPF CONFERENCE- The EU pensions directive will make it impossible for the government to delay parts of the Pensions Bill, delegates heard.

UK - GlaxoSmithKline is facing its second successive showdown with pension fund investors at its annual general meeting later this month.

UK - Henderson Global Investors is the latest corporate governance heavyweight to disclose its voting records.