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Widespread implementation of pan-European pension schemes remains a decade away and currently available plans are unsuitable for the majority of companies, delegates heard.

The government has a "golden opportunity" to boost workplace pension saving by enabling automatic enrolment now, the Association of British Insurers says.

GERMANY - Germany's state pension system is set to post a €16bn (US$20bn) surplus at the end of this year, according to a government report.

PERSONAL accounts must not have any advantage over good existing pension provision if we are to avoid the threat of leveling down, B&CE Benefit Schemes says.

PROVIDING high-quality public sector pensions is the right and proper thing to do, pensions reform minister Rosie Winterton told delegates.

GOVERNMENT plans to cut tax rates for lower earners could reduce the incentives to save in a pension, the Association of British Insurers warns.

Early access to funds in pension schemes could boost retirement income by a third, a Pensions Policy Institute report claims.

REGULAR premium corporate pension sales by life and pension funds dropped by 10.9pc in the third-quarter of 2008, latest Association of British Insurers figures show.

SWITZERLAND - Swiss economic prospects have improved slightly so far this month, but continue to hover at a very low level, according to Credit Suisse.

THE 12th annual UK Pensions Awards - the single largest gathering of the corporate pensions industry in the UK - will take place at London's Grosvenor House Hotel on Tuesday, April 21, 2009.