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The Office of the Pensions Ombudsman would be unable to cope with the volume of complaints if auto-enrolment fails, says ombudsman Tony King.

Pension schemes are "waking up" to their record-keeping requirements, with the vast majority on track to meet The Pensions Regulator's December 2012 deadline.

More than two-thirds of institutional investors are concerned about the impact of high frequency trading on the equities market, research has found.

Extraordinary demographic changes gripping the county mean radical changes to future public service pension provision were inevitable, Lord Hutton told delegates.

NOW Pensions, the new scheme to be launched by Danish group ATP early next year, has vowed to bring "highly competitive" charges to the UK market.

Accrual rates for Lord Hutton's new public sector schemes could reach 1/80th, with a ‘cost-ceiling' formula across all schemes set to dictate the rate used for specific funds.

Further quantiative easing by the Bank of England will only occur if the UK enters a double dip recession, Morgan Stanley says.

Greater Manchester Pension Fund is set to invest up to £500m in local investment opportunities to help boost the local economy and regenerate town centres in the North West.

Mayfair Capital has relaunched its income fund and rebranded its opportunity fund.

Nearly two-thirds of pension managers believe schemes are being overcharged for actuarial and other services.