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The self-invested personal pensions market continues to be dominated by men, figures from James Hay reveal.

Pressures from rising pension costs have been partly blamed for slashing Royal Mail's profits.

Friends Provident has enhanced its group personal pension offering with the addition of self-investment and income withdrawal options.

China is to invest individual pension funds in areas of high market risk in a bid to reduce deficits.

Insurance companies are trying to cash-in on self-invested personal pensions without having the systems or expertise to run them, a specialist provider claims.

The burgeoning interest that British trustees are showing in US class actions will be under the spotlight at this year's Professional Pensions Show.

‘Third way' survey

The Confederation of British Industry has renewed its call for greater clarity in pensions deregulation.

Trustees should adjust their mortality tables to take account of the latest findings, consultant Punter Southall claims.

GERMANY - The Allianz Group has released its third quarter results, showing an increase in quarterly net income by over 20% to €1.92bn (US$2.8bn), with large gains as a result of positive trading in the asset management division.