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All of ETF Securities eligible employees have signed up to the investment provider's recently launched workplace wrap.

HSBC Global Asset Management has launched the HSBC GIF Frontier Markets, a long-only equity portfolio, to give institutional investors exposure to frontier markets.

M&G has launched a fund facilitating loans to UK social housing associations with an initial £200m capital from clients.

Accounting standards were a "root cause" of the financial crisis and should be subject to a comprehensive review, according to the Local Authority Pension Fund Forum.

The Pensions Regulator is in talks with the trustee and sponsor of the Dawson International pension schemes to find a way to plug its £50m deficit.

The Financial Reporting Council has published a list of questions to help trustees understand and challenge the advice they receive from actuaries.

Regulation is pushing trustees into bad investment decisions and causing confrontations with employers, delegates heard.

NEST Corporation chief executive Tim Jones has admitted he does not like the restrictions placed on the National Employment Savings Trust by the government.

Administering auto-enrolment is an "absolute nightmare" for large employers, according to Marks & Spencer.

Early access could be the key to "reinvigorating pensions", according to Aon Hewitt principal Keith Barton.