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Intercontinental Hotel Group is to close the defined benefit section of its UK pension scheme in response to the cut in the annual tax-free allowance.

GLOBAL -The Greek pension system was ranked the worst in a new study because of its acute sovereign debt and overly generous promises, while Australia was found to have the most sustainable system.

Hannah Brenton thinks firms would benefit

US - The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) is in search of a manager to provide index fund products for six of its trust funds.

GLOBAL - Have you missed the biggest stories in pensions this week? Find out below, as we list the top 10 most popular stories on www.globalpensions.com over the past seven days.

Panellists discuss recent competitors to NEST, and the pros and cons of a master trust arrangement.

Andrew Short interviews The Pensions Regulator's June Mulroy at the NAPF annual conference.

Rob Pearce of HSBC explores a form of socially reponsible investing based in Shariah

Hutton tells Andrew Short public servants need to get real

Industry cannot afford to fail members, Jonathan Stapleton says