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NEARLY half of the population would chose to stay in personal accounts when they are introduced in 2012, research by Legal & General shows.

THREE-QUARTERS of fund managers are failing to disclose policies on corporate and social responsibility, FairPensions warns.

THE Communication Workers' Union is set to decide whether to agree a strike-ending deal with Royal Mail in its pay, pensions and modernisation dispute.

Schemes could have a potential £300m VAT rebate from HM Revenue and Customs slashed by 25pc, Trust Associates warns.

A senior West Midlands councillor has urged ministers to delay implementing the new-look Local Government Pension Scheme.

IRELAND - Irish pension fund trustees have shunned alternatives as they do not trust the managers, according to participants at a recent Global Pensions Irish pensions roundtable.

SCOTTISH LIFE is expanding its pension portfolio product to include an integrated income release plan which allows members to access tax free cash while still making contributions.

THE FINANCIAL Reporting Council believes the Combined Code on Corporate Governance is working well and does not need major changes.

Around £250bn could be transferred from occupational schemes into self-invested personal pensions in the next five years, Suffolk Life says.

Schemes could have a potential £300m VAT rebate from HM Revenue and Customs slashed by 25pc, Trust Associates warns.