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THE NEW Pensions Bill has been introduced in the Queen's Speech at the State Opening of Parliament today.

HSBC Actuaries and Consultants is set to hold a series of free breakfast seminars to look at the different risks associated with funding pension schemes, alternative funding initiatives and buy-outs.

COMBINED deficits of FTSE100 pension schemes have fallen by £44bn in the last 12 months, latest research by Pension Capital Strategies reveals.

LEGISLATION allowing for Pension Protection Fund compensation to be shared on divorce is to be drawn up, the government has announced.

POOR HEALTH is the biggest reason for retirement in the UK, research from Skandia shows.

Crédit Agricole Asset Management has launched two global equity funds.

TRUSTEES must adjust their mortality tables to take account of latest Continuous Mortality Investigation findings, Punter Southall urges.

Schemes and trustees must ensure there is a procedure in place to resolve disputes within "a reasonable period", The Pensions Regulator warns.

Pension funds in South Africa, Ghana and Nigeria are funding state economic development.

The Pensions Regulator should tackle defined contribution schemes now progress has been made on final salary schemes, a National Audit Office report says.