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PENSION schemes are "sitting ducks" for hi-tech computer hackers, a consultant warns.

Tax chiefs may clamp down on dual charging of pension products if commission and incentive payouts rise disproportionately, a consultant warns.

Scheme clauses that allow professional trustees to walk away from the consequences of their mistakes should be closed, the pensions ombudsman claims.

PUBLIC sector pension liabilities have increased by £50bn in the last year, latest government figures reveal. The combined liabilities of six of the seven biggest public sector schemes - including civil servants, teachers and judges - rose from £276.6bn...

SALES of life and pension products hit record levels in the second quarter, latest figures from the Association of British Insurers show.

SWITZERLAND - F&C Asset Management is to open a representative office in Geneva by the end of the year, giving the firm physical presence in seven European countries.

THE GOVERNMENT should reward individuals who pay extra contributions to their state pension with higher benefits, Standard Life says.

UK DIRECTORS can act as a "conduit" to help institutional investors raise governance standards at foreign-owned companies, Insight Investment says.

Schemes are being urged to oppose the re-election of Warner Estates Holdings chairman Philip Warner over worries about the firm's "poor board structure".

Leading industry experts have signed up to speak at a series of trustee liability seminars being run by insurer ACE European Group.