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THE PENSIONS Regulator is seeking feedback from those who used its first code of practice, reporting breaches of the law.

SCOTTISH Life is rebranding its individual personal pension product as "Pension Portfolio" in preparation for the launch of additional self-investment functionality in December.

THE PENSIONS Regulator should consider issuing a code of practice to help employers better manage their final salary liabilities, claims independent actuaries and consultants Spence & Partners.

LUMP SUM cash-offs or buyouts could cost government up to £2bn in lost tax revenues, Mercer Human Resource Consulting warns.

CROSS-party support is needed to boost early day motions that call for the restoration of scheme wind-up victims' pensions, campaigners claim.

THE GOVERNMENT has ruled out introducing a "compliance window" to help firms implement pension aspects of age discrimination legislation.

THE ACCOUNTING Standards Board could implement non-mandatory pensions reporting statements early next year, PP has learned.

BRITISH AIRWAYS has revised its pension proposals to allow a normal retirement age of 60 in return for increased contribution rates.

AGE DISCRIMINATION rules are making it difficult to calculate ill-health pensions, oil giant Shell claims.

PENSION PROTECTION FUND revision of the levy setting process for the 2007/08 will leave companies and pension schemes unable to budget properly, Aon Consulting warns.