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LESS than half of UK private sector employers offer their staff any form of pension, new research reveals.

CASS Business School is set to launch an MSc in pensions in a bid to boost the qualifications of people entering the industry.

The growth in annuities is likely to be slowed by A-Day changes which give people a clutch of retirement options, Watson Wyatt predicts.

THE WHOLE structure of work must be addressed before the state retirement age can be raised, Help The Aged claims.

GE Life is giving money-back protection for annuitants up to 75 years old.

EXCESSIVE executive pay is undermining the value of shareholders' investments, governance experts claim.

LANE Clark & Peacock has launched a new online training tool to help trustees boost their knowledge and understanding of pensions.

ALMOST two-thirds of fund management groups fear shareholder pressure on corporate governance issues could lead companies to de-list, a new survey reveals.

BRITAIN is in danger of having the best regulated pension system in the world but have the fewest arrangements to regulate, law firm Pinsent Masons warns.

THE ANNUITY Bureau is expanding its services to provide total retirement solutions with both pre- and post-retirement products.