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THE HOUSE of Commons Work and Pensions Committee today announced an inquiry to consider the proposals in the government's White Paper on personal accounts.

BNP PARIBAS has taken over the administration of Deutsche Asset Management's UK operations following its sale to Aberdeen Asset Management.

THE PENSIONS industry needs to simplify and modernise its language if it is to restore the public's faith in retirement savings new research has claimed.

BT IS set to inject up to £2.8bn into its scheme after reaching agreement with trustees on the triennial funding valuation of the BT Pension Scheme.

New scheme dispute resolution procedures set out in the Pensions Bill have been welcomed by a leading pensions lawyer.

EUROPE - Schroders has bolstered its European property focus after purchasing 99.75% of the share capital of German pan-European asset manager Aareal Asset Management GmBH (AAM), in a deal worth an initial €28m.

CONCERNS over pension scheme abandonment have prompted The Pensions Regulator to launch a industry consultation on guidance.

FORMER US vice president Al Gore is one of the key speakers at next year's National Association of Pension Funds investment conference.

Scheme members near retirement could lose out on revamped benefits because trustees are struggling to implement new legislative changes, experts claim.

The Pension Protection Fund has been criticised over new plans that do not include investment strategy as a separate factor in the risk-based levy.