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A distinguished panel of leading scheme managers and trustees has been assembled to decide the winners of the UK Pensions Awards' special 10th anniversary accolades.

GOOD generic advice is essential if personal accounts are to succeed, consumer magazine Which? says.

Guarantees from scheme sponsor parents used as contingent assets could be worthless unless they are monitored regularly by trustees, lawyers warn.

Trustees are increasingly being bombarded with responsibilities and must share their experiences if they wish to succeed, delegates to the PMI's spring conference heard.

THE TRUSTEES of J Sainsbury Pension Schemes have no power to force a private equity bidder to put more cash into the fund, a consultant claims.

RETIREMENT income could be increased if financial advisers offered a more sophisticated combination of annuities, drawdown products and phased retirement plans, Fidelity International claims.

PACKAGING manufacturer Nampak has replaced its trust-based defined contribution scheme with a group stakeholder pension plan because concerns over the growing number of regulations facing trustees.

HIGH street retailer Woolworths believes its final salary pension scheme is fully funded.

GERMANY - Germans must strengthen private and company pension provision in order to avoid a significant drop in income during retirement , stated a survey released by Fidelity International Germany.

ACCOUNTING standard FRS17 is spurring schemes to adopt failing investment strategies, the Association of British Insurers claims.