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A NEW employee contribution rate system is set to introduced under the NHS pension plans unveiled by NHS Employers and unions today.

HBOS HAS made contributions of £800m into its final salary pension scheme over the last seven months, interim results out today reveal.

PEOPLE are increasingly using a range of savings vehicles to fund their retirement, latest research from Barclays Wealth shows.

AUTO-ENROLMENT would encourage saving for retirement, overcome pensions inertia and increase pensions savings, employers say.

SIGNIFICANT stockmarket rises in July had little effect on pension deficits due to falls in bond yields, latest analysis by Aon Consulting warns.

THE PUBLIC Administration Select Committee has slammed the government for failing to protect the pensions of 125,000 scheme wind-up victims.

DEMAND for qualified pension managers has soared as firms go on a hiring spree in a bid to minimise costs, the Pensions Management Institute claims.

FOUR out of ten UK workers are unaware of the tax incentives available for pension savings, research from B&CE Benefit Schemes reveals.

LAW Debenture reported a 15.4pc increase in trustee services revenue in the first half of 2006 as a result of high levels of corporate activity.

Fledgling bulk annuity provider Synesis Life is planning to team up with investment banks to offer schemes bespoke solutions on buyouts and liability-driven investment.