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UK schemes achieved an average return of 4.3% on investments last year led by gilt returns of more than 20%, a study shows.

Professional Pensions is set to publish a special focus on data hubs and middleware for auto-enrolment in April.

The pensions industry has given its backing to George Osborne's decision to freeze age-related personal tax allowances, announced in the Budget.

The National Employment Savings Trust has warned that any scheme given an obligation to act as a small pot aggregator should not pass the costs on to existing members.

ITV has lost its case to prevent trustees of the Box Clever pension scheme from pursuing the broadcaster over a £62m deficit.

The pensions industry has an "oversimplified" view of quantitative easing's impact on scheme investments and should not blame the Bank of England for low bond yields, ING say.

F&C voted down one-fifth of pay packages worldwide in 2011, almost double the amount from the previous year.

ITV has seen it pensions deficit grow to £390m as falling corporate bond yields and a £65m premium on a longevity swap carried out last year pushed up the shortfall.

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S&P Capital IQ has launched a new fund grading system and methodology to meet the changing needs of investors.