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UK - The World Gold Council (WGC) had conceded that institutional interest in gold investment remains "minimal" as it looks to carve greater inroads into the market with the publication of a new report next month. The WGC has commissioned Mercer Human...

UK - Members of Barnardo's pension scheme have been told to choose from four measures to help slash a deficit in its £230m fund.

UK - Bond and equity advocates will be leading the "great debate" at accountant Horwath Clark Whitehill's pension forum on Tuesday.

UK - JPMorgan Treasury Services has appointed Tim Decker as vice president and promoted Andrew Harding to the position of corporate liquidity specialist.

UK - The new pensions regulator will have the power to freeze schemes, oust "underperforming" trustees and hand out ultimatums to employers.

UK - Local government pension schemes will be given greater flexibility to choose how to invest their funds under new government regulations.

UK - A radical rethink on how schemes measure the effectiveness of their fund managers is needed, Hewitt Bacon & Woodrow claims.

UK - Reuters chief executive Tom Glocer bowed to investor calls to replace his two-year pay deal with a 12-month contract.

UK - Pension funds are calling for "intense scrutiny" of the appointment process which put James Murdoch - Rupert Murdoch's son - at the head of BSkyB.

UK - Strike action over pension benefits could force some firms out of business, bosses claim.