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UK - Pensions ombudsman David Laverick must attend an appeal against one of his decisions and he may have to pay costs if he loses.

UK - East Anglia law firm Greenwoods has joined forces with actuary Hazell Carr to put together a series of morning workshops covering changes to pension benefits.

UK - Law Debenture's trustee services business showed a profit increase of 8.2% before tax for the first six months of the year.

UK - Pilkington Pension Services has upgraded its administration, workflow and pensioner payroll system with software from Heywood.

UK - Aberdeen Property Investors has sold part of its property portfolio to Consortium Investments for £8.9m.

UK - The Department for Work and Pensions received around 60 responses to its action plan on pensions released on June 11.

UK - Modifications to income drawdown pensions will mean insurance companies profit at the expense of investors, The Drawdown Bureau warns.

UK - Consultant and actuary Barnett Waddingham is set to host a series of free seminars on current developments in pensions.

UK - Engineering firm GKN is to pump an additional £20m into its pension fund in a bid to plug a mounting £622m scheme deficit.

UK - Clerical Medical has revised bonus rates for its with-profits policies - reducing pension policy bonuses from 3.5% to 3%.