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Pooled funds launches

WORKING beyond retirement age has become the norm for an increasing number of people, latest figures show.

Governance systems specialist eShare has launched a new software package to ease the burden of scheme administration for trustees.

TRUSTEES must do more to protect members who are offered cash inducements to leave schemes, The Pensions Advisory Service says.

ARNO KITTS and Ruth Goldman have been elected as chairmen of two influential National Association of Pension Fund councils.

THE National Association of Pension Funds has repeated its pleas to ministers to ensure personal accounts do not affect existing scheme contribution levels.

Trustees risk the wrath of The Pensions Regulator and members if they fail to take advice on crucial financial issues, Gazelle Pensions Advisory Service warns.

NEW self-invested personal pension regulations fail to ensure consumers get a fair deal on covert costs, a provider claims.

DEFINED contribution schemes are increasingly using ethical funds as default options, F&C Asset Management claims.

The Pensions Regulator has been urged to publish detailed case studies on scheme abandonment amid growing concern its intervention is cheaper for trustees than challenging sponsors.