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Alan Rubenstein speaks to Michael Bow

The Pensions Regulator has launched an investigation into the buy-out of Kidderminster carpet maker Brintons after the firm's pension liabilities were off-loaded to the Pension Protection Fund.

UK - Schemes with liability- driven investment strategies could shave one-third off their Pension Protection Fund levy payments by doing a "bespoke" analysis of investment risk, LCP says.

Schemes with liability- driven investment strategies could shave one-third off their Pension Protection Fund levy payments by doing a "bespoke" analysis of investment risk, LCP says.

Here it is. PP rounds up some of the top stories from the Professional Pensions Show 2011.

UK - The Pension Protection Fund has confirmed the levy estimate for 2012/13 will be £550m ($860m).

The Pension Protection Fund has confirmed the levy estimate for 2012/13 will be £550m.

The Brintons Limited Staff Pension and Life Assurance Plan has entered Pension Protection Fund assessment after private equity firm Carlyle triggered its sponsor's insolvency then bought the business.

Andrew Short looks at the particular problems the financial downturn has given the pension schemes of charities

UK - The aggregate funding deficit of schemes in the PPF 7800 index shot up by 75% in the month of August pushing funding levels below 90%, latest figures show.