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Three quarters of fund managers are failing to disclose policies on corporate and social responsibility, FairPensions warns.

Government is continuing discussions over plans to allow women more flexibility in "buying back" extra years for their state pension through voluntary National Insurance Contributions.

THE PENSIONS Research Accountants Group has published guidance on accounting for derivatives in pension schemes.

THE Personal Accounts Delivery Authority will set up a consumer representative committee to help advise on the plans for the scheme.

POSTAL strikes have been suspended as the Communication Workers' Union continues to examine a pay and pensions offer from Royal Mail.

DISCUSSIONS between Qatari investment fund Delta Two and the Sainsbury pension fund trustees are continuing, despite reports of a deal being agreed.

THE GOVERNMENT has no option but to extend the Financial Assistance Scheme to cover solvent companies, an independent trustee firm says.

SCHEME administrators will have to send all information - such as scheme returns and event reports - to HM Revenue and Customs electronically from today.

FOUR in ten people are relying on property to fund most of their retirement even though the housing market is cooling, Alliance Trust warns.

SELF-INVESTED personal pension provider AJ Bell is set to add independent investment platform Cofunds to its SIPPcentre facilities.