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PENSIONS minister Mike O'Brien has branded Conservatives plans to re-float the pension lifeboat fund as "fantasy financing".

PENROSE Financial has released a free media guide for pension scheme trustees on how to effectively manage press relations.

SHELL UK is to take a contribution holiday from its defined benefit pension fund after an actuarial valuation found the scheme to be heavily in surplus.

THE NATIONAL Association of Pension Funds has released dates for a seminar on regulation and a conference on trusteeship.

UK PENSION schemes have been the surprise beneficiaries of the banking crisis thanks to the impact on corporate bonds, according to Aon Consulting.

CONSERVATIVE MPs have promised to establish a pensions lifeboat fund to compensate scheme wind-up victims within the first three months of winning the next general election.

ROYAL MAIL staff will carry out two 48-hour strikes in their dispute over pension reform plans and pay.

Schemes are missing out on large US class action settlements because they do not know cases have been heard, Institutional Protection Services claims.

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State Street has clinched a mandate for a range of investment services from the United Arab Emirates government-owned Abu Dhabi Investment Co.