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THE PENSIONS REGULATOR is to issue its first financial support direction to Sea Containers to bolster its two UK defined benefit schemes.

SAVINGS from moving to a new-look Local Government Pension Scheme will be wiped out by improved mortality figures, Hewitt Associates warns.

LOCAL variations are essential to implement the new-look Local Government Pension Scheme, employers claim.

Government plans to reform protected rights benefits should go further and scrap the requirement for a spouse's pension, an adviser claims.

MERCER Retirement Solutions has secured more than 40 clients since it was launched in Europe 12 months ago.

PERSONAL accounts still represent a real threat that pension provision will be levelled down, the Association of Consulting Actuaries claims.

Trustees of ICI's pension scheme were not consulted about an abortive bid for the chemical giant - despite urging any bidders to talk directly to them.

NEW REGULATION for self-invested personal pension providers introduced in April is already causing problems for providers, software providers claim.

SAVINGS from moving to a new-look Local Government Pension Scheme will be wiped out by improved mortality figures, Hewitt Associates warns.

MORE than half of people saving for retirement are not putting enough money into their pensions, latest research by Scottish Widows reveals.