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Winterthur rides high

HALF of independent financial advisers believe auto-enrolment is necessary for the National Pension Savings Scheme, a new survey reveals.

INDUSTRY fears that The Pensions Regulator's clearance procedures could paralyse corporate deals have proved unfounded, it says.

FUND managers could claim VAT refunds worth millions of pounds after a landmark European Court of Justice ruling.

A THIRD of self-invested personal pension providers do not allow private investors to invest in unquoted firms through their schem0es, research shows.

SCHEMES will have to foot some of the bill for actuarial disciplinary hearings, the Financial Reporting Council has confirmed.

F&C exercises rights

LIFE expectancy for men aged 65 has risen more quickly in the UK over the past decade than in any other G8 country, figures show.

GUIDANCE on the effect new age discrimination rules will have on schemes has been published by the department for trade and industry.

MOUNTING criticism of pharmaceutical firms could result in tough regulatory action that would hit investor returns, governance experts warn.