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Actuaries and administrators could face a wave of litigation as scheme sponsors and trustees look to "point the finger" of blame for deficits, lawyers warn.

NEARLY 90pc of independent financial advisers predict their clients will invest in real estate investment trusts next year, research shows.

Opposition MPs want prime minister Tony Blair to explain why he "massively over-inflated" the cost of compensating scheme wind-up victims.

SMALL self-administered schemes still have a valuable role to play in pension provision, Alliance Trust Savings insists.

ROYAL Mail Pension Plan is consolidating the custody of all its segregated assets - £2.2bn - with JPMorgan Worldwide Securities Services.

INSTITUTIONAL investors should oppose plans by Laura Ashley to issue shares without giving existing shareholders the right to buy them first, experts say.

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THE FINANCIAL Services Authority should give advisers more guidance on with-profit pension reviews, software providers claim.

THE PENSIONS ombudsman has underlined why schemes should double-check all information they send out, lawyers claim.

THE UK government could face legal action in the European courts for permitting age-related pension contributions in the face of new EU age discrimination laws, a consultant warns.