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THE GOVERNMENT "has no idea" of the extent of crown guarantees on scheme liabilities at privatised firms, a leading pensions lawyer claims.

GERMANY - A pay-as-you-go (PAYG) system which provides insolvency protection to company pension schemes will be financed in future by a fully-capitalised fund, to enable employers to meet claims amounting to e2.2bn, the government has confirmed.

INVESTORS will benefit from a surge in US firms listing on the London Stock Exchange to escape tough US governance rules, experts predict.

Doctors and dentists could lose tax relief on their 20pc contributions to the NHS pension scheme if they do not amend their tax return in time.

The government has been warned it will not be allowed to kick compensation for scheme wind-up victims "into the long grass".

Jupiter Asset Management has launched a new environmentally friendly investment trust.

INVESTORS are taking advantage of post A-Day rule changes by putting "really large cheques" into self-invested personal pensions, a leading adviser claims.

WIND-UP victims could wait years to get compensation despite strong support from the European parliament, independent adviser Ros Altmann claims.

UNIONS are suspending strike action over changes to the Local Government Pension Scheme after agreeing a "sensible framework" for talks with employers.

MANY schemes are still dealing with the repercussions of A-Day and expect to be "knee deep" in workloads for months to come.