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A 0.7 percentage point rise in long-dated bond yields would wipe out UK pension deficits completely, consultants claim.

SCHEME liabilities could rise by £10bn if more smokers kick the habit in 2007, PricewaterhouseCoopers claims.

THE £465m London Borough of Waltham Forest Pension Fund has put its entire fund up for tender.

PART-time soldiers are bringing a test case against the Ministry of Defence claiming backdated pension rights.

INDEPENDENT financial advisers are shouldering the burden of the government's decision to scrap tax relief on pension term assurance, Positive Solutions claims.

GOVERNMENT has put forward "truly radical" proposals for civil service pension reform - capping taxpayer liability if increases in longevity exceed predictions.

British Airways believes it has reached a deal with unions over closing a £2.1bn deficit in its New Airways Pension Scheme.

MORGAN STANLEY Investment Management is considering launching a range of pooled portable alpha funds for UK pension schemes, PP has learned.

Using e-mails to communicate sensitive scheme information could expose trustees to negligence claims, IT governance experts warn.

NORWICH Union has launched a new online service for customers who want to get their finances in order in the new year.