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NEARLY half of providers marketing self-invested personal pensions offer a defined link to fund platforms to aid mutual fund trading, according to the Defaqto Retirement Savings & Income Report 2007.

The Professional Pensions Show - the occupational pensions industry's biggest two-day conference and exhibition - will be twice as good next year!

Pension schemes should be forced to tell retiring members about the benefits of open market option annuities, Living Time says.

Pension Protection Fund levy increases have been over-cautious and are an attempt to build a "buffer fund", delegates were told.

PricewaterhouseCoopers is urging employers to take more control of scheme funding agreements to avoid being caught out by trustee demands and missing regulatory deadlines.

Pension buyout solutions which try to avoid regulation by both the pension and insurance industry are "doomed to failure", Paul Thornton has claimed.

The Personal Accounts Delivery Authority must warn savers that charges may increase over time, Aegon says.

Income drawdown specialist Intelligent Pensions has reported a record 55pc rise in gross revenue from £1.4m to £2.1m.

Private sector workers who are "forced" to retire aged 65 can make age discrimination claims against employers even if current UK law has been followed, a tribunal has ruled.

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