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SCHEMES are disappointing members because trustees have not implemented several A-Day "sweeteners", The Pension Advisory Service claims.

ASSETZ Fund Management has launched a new property fund that will help finance a £75m development in East Anglia.

Only 35pc of women contribute to an occupational pension scheme compared with 54pc of men, research shows.

Lawyers have criticised ministers for failing to lift an administrative burden that could force overseas firms to remove UK employees from their pension schemes.

EMPLOYERS whose workforce is content are outperforming rivals who fail to do the same by more than 50pc, according to consultancy ISR.

RADICAL changes to local government pension funds proposed by the Audit Commission will raise question marks about the administration of London schemes, a leading pensions officer claims.

Schemes are set to benefit from further interest rate rises of up to 0.5 percentage points, F&C Asset Management believes.

Market complacency over the threat of geopolitical risk has been exposed by the air terrorism alert in the UK, F&C Asset Management claims.

SCHEMES should allocate up to 30pc of their portfolio to currencies, Deutsche Bank says.

THE AUDITING Practices Board has issued a revised draft guidance consultation on the audit of occupational pension schemes.