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J Sainsbury has opened its books to Qatari investment fund Delta Two, clearing the way for a meeting with the pension fund trustees.

Postal workers are to hold new strikes over their pensions and pay dispute with Royal Mail.

New regulations banning trustees of collapsed pension schemes from bulk-buying annuities for members have been backed by an independent trustee.

The Assets Recovery Agency has taken the unprecedented step of freezing pension scheme assets worth more than £300,000 as part of a VAT fraud trial.

THE DORSET County Pension Fund has joined the Local Authority Pension Fund Forum - taking its membership to 44 funds.

Schemes are losing out on millions of pounds a year by failing to get the best prices on share trades, BidRoute warns.

Tax chiefs warn they will pay "close attention" to possible inheritance tax issues with pension schemes and lifetime transfers.

Independent financial advisers are failing to market their services effectively as most people do not believe impartial advice exists, Aegon claims.

Proposed changes to section 75 buyout debts are hampered by "technical shortcomings" but are a step in the right direction, Lane Clark & Peacock says.

Old Mutual Asset Managers is using its global equity proposition to boost its presence in the institutional sector.