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Lord McFall explains why the savings crisis is as important as the economic crisis

DENMARK - Denmark's biggest pension fund ATP probably won't invest in top-rated bonds sold by Europe's rescue fund as it deems the securities to be too risky, said Henrik Gade Jepsen, the fund's chief investment officer.

Online fund selection platforms can increase the number of defined contribution members self selecting funds by about half, Bluefin says.

Local government pension schemes are using flawed discount rates in their latest triennial valuations to "grossly understate" their liabilities, an independent consultant says.

ASIA - Aviva Investors has appointed Kevin Talbot as chief investment officer (CIO) of fixed income and Manish Singhai CIO of equities in Asia.

UK/DENMARK - Former Conservative pensions spokesman Nigel Waterson has joined Danish pension fund ATP to help it launch an alternative to the National Employment Savings Trust.

An independent commission, spearheaded by former Treasury Select Committee chairman Lord McFall, is to investigate why the UK pensions system is failing.

There are just four days left to send in your response to the PensionDCisions Sponsor Default survey.

Uniq aims to deliver its deficit for equity swap by the end of March in a move that could see 90% of equity handed to the pension scheme.

JACK JONES talks to The Pensions Advisory Service chairman PARTHA DASGUPTA about the future of the organisation in light of the 2012 reforms