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Lifestyle strategies in the UK defined contribution market are too rigid and their underlying asset allocation and management is not dynamic enough, ATP says.

UK - The National Employment Savings Trust has appointed F&C Asset Management and HSBC Global Asset Management to manage its ethical and Sharia funds, respectively, it announced today.

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B&CE has overhauled its EasyBuild Workplace Pension offering to offer a 0% annual management charge for the first year of auto-enrolment.

The government has so far failed to meet its promise on entering office to reinvigorate occupational pension schemes, the Association of Consulting Actuaries says.

The trustee board of NEST has taken out liability insurance through OPDU and its underwriters ACE European Group.

UK - The government could be forced to subsidise the National Employment Savings Trust to the tune of £379m ($606m), European Commission documents show.

The government could be forced to subsidise the National Employment Savings Trust to the tune of £379m, European Commission documents show.

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The National Employment Savings Trust will act as a benchmark for UK pension funds on responsible investment practices, industry experts say