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THE TaxPayers' Alliance has called on the Conservatives to prevent their councillors joining the local government pension scheme.

HYMANS Robertson has started to upload historic information on longevity from 100 occupational pension schemes as part of its Club Vita service.

Standard Life has extended the range of investment options available for its individual, group and wrap self-invested personal pension plans.

National Association of Pension Funds workplace education service Pensionsforce has launched a website to help employers and employees plan for retirement.

DEMANDING higher contribution rates from sponsoring employers is not the answer to weathering the storm of current market volatility, an industry expert warns.

SWITZERLAND - Expectations for the Swiss economy diminished again this month, latest research from Credit Suisse reveals.

INCREASING numbers of people of state pension age claiming means tested benefits and the weakening economic climate will affect the launch of personal accounts, Scottish Life says.

MANY schemes are beginning to look at governance software to help improve trustee effectiveness, eShare claims.

INCREASING longevity, market volatility and rising inflation are the biggest threats to saving for retirement, new research from MetLife Europe shows.

MOVES to enforce a 50pc member-nominated trustee requirement will push sponsors towards offloading defined benefit pension schemes, employers warn.