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The Treasury should ditch plans to use GDP expectations to set public sector pension discount rates because it "fundamentally misrepresents" pension economics, leading figures say.

DENMARK - ATP's investments brought in DKK6.7bn ($1.3bn) , or 1.7%, in the first quarter, with much of the performance driven by rising oil prices and expected rises in inflation.

Increasing public sector employee contribution rates is threatening a surge in opt-outs - putting Lord Hutton's call for affordable reforms at risk, a lawyer warns.

The government's probe into allowing early access was a political rather than practical move and the Treasury knew the idea would be rejected, a lawyer claims.

Chilled food maker Uniq's losses have fallen following the pioneering debt-for-equity deal which saw its pension fund take a majority share-holding.

The Pensions Regulator is set to publish guidance on all aspects of employer duties and outline its compliance and enforcement strategy, its fifth Corporate Plan says.

The UK defined contribution marketplace is significantly less open and dynamic than that of the US, latest DCisions research reveals.

The National Association of Pension Funds fears a ‘governance vacuum' in trust-based defined contribution schemes if the government scraps short service refunds.

US - Detroit workers' pension boards have sued Michigan Governor Rick Snyder, asking a court to declare unconstitutional a new law granting state-appointed financial managers emergency powers to terminate employee contracts and suspend collective bargaining....

Members of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers have today called for a ballot on strike action to try and protect their pensions.