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FIRMS selling pension products have set up web sites to "piggyback" on The Pensions Advisory Service's name and reputation, chief executive Malcolm McLean warns.

THE Pensions Act 2007 - which introduces the framework for personal accounts - has received Royal Assent.

CHEMICALS multi-national ICI has agreed to pump an extra £175m into its UK pension fund as a result of increased longevity.

More than 800 candidates have entered the Pensions Management Institute 2007 associateship examinations.

Around a third of Britain's largest 200 pension schemes remain in surplus despite market falls last week, research by Aon Consulting reveals.

More than 120,000 pensioners were sold the wrong annuity last year, a provider claims.

Resolution has dismissed claims by minority shareholder Pearl Assurance that the proposed merger with Friends Provident is poor value.

HERMES Pensions Management chief executive Mark Anson has quit the firm to join a US fund manager.

Investors have been left divided on Turkey's outlook following the AKP party's return to power.

The deregulatory review received a generally lukewarm reception from actuaries and consultants.