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GLOBAL - The dispersion of returns between hedge funds in September was the highest ever seen by Luke Ellis, head of Man's multi-manager unit and a veteran of at least 13 years in the fund of hedge funds business.

US - Institutional investment managers believe US equities are undervalued despite many expecting a further decline in US economic growth, a Northern trust survey finds

UK - Asset-backed pension scheme contributions could exceed £10bn ($16bn)in the next five years, latest research finds.

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The postal ballot of 28,000 Airways Pension Scheme beneficiaries sparked by the scheme's member meeting in the summer has begun.

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Continuing defined benefit scheme closures have left three in ten schemes planning to outsource administration, according to research.

The scheme at the heart of a legal dispute between trustees and the Pension Protection Fund has finally completed its transfer to the lifeboat fund one year after it went into liquidation.

Asset-backed pension scheme contributions could exceed £10bn in the next five years, latest research finds.