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SWITZERLAND - Eight Swiss pension funds along with institutional investors' association Ethos have today filed a shareholder resolution at the annual general meetings (AGM) of the five largest Swiss listed companies.

Pension took a back seat to wider economic concerns at the Trades Union Congress' conference in Brighton last week.

The Pensions Regulator has gone out to tender for at least five specialist consultants to assist with its new services framework.

The South Yorkshire Pension Fund has appointed Prudential as an additional voluntary contribution provider.

The Trades Union Congress has urged the government not to bow to pensions industry lobbying which would "water down" the personal accounts exemption test.

Large pension schemes have increased their influence over the companies they invest in, National Association of Pension Funds research shows.

There is still time to enter for the 2008 Gold Standard Awards - run by Professional Pensions parent company Incisive Media - though entries close on September 13.

Here it is - a full list of the winners of the Pension Scheme of the Year Awards 2008.

The countdown for submissions for the Specialist and Alternative Investment Manager Awards is now underway.

Self-employed contractors should be allowed to join personal accounts in 2012, the Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians says.