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Scheme funding arrangements driven by special purpose vehicles are gradually becoming more accessible to smaller firms, consultants say.

Nick Lyster and Amin Rajan discuss the results of a survey on investment opportunities

The aggregate funding position of the 6,653 schemes in the Pension Protection Fund's 7800 index improved to a deficit of £20.4bn at the end of September.

UK - The combined deficit of the top 100 UK firms' defined benefit schemes has shrunk by £8bn ($12.6bn) over the last year, Pension Capital Strategies says.

UK - The UK's biggest firms have pumped £13bn into their defined benefit pension schemes in the last 12 months, research shows.

The UK's biggest firms have pumped £13bn into their defined benefit pension schemes in the last 12 months, research shows.

Nine-tenths of FTSE100 firms are breaching accounting guidelines by failing to disclose the sensitivity of their defined benefit scheme liabilities.

GLOBAL - The FTSE Group has axed eight companies from its FTSE4Good Global Index Series, including petroleum giants BP.

Amended legislation bringing the UK into line with Europe means trustees must monitor all collective investments to adhere to strict sponsor investment rules.

Global Pensions, in collaboration with Bursa Malaysia, gathered industry experts to discuss how the country's evolving economy is paving a smoother road for foreign investors