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The Institutional Investor Committee has confirmed the membership of its newly-formed Advisory Council.

Artistic flare from the pensions industry

UK - Iain Duncan Smith has said there will be no u-turn on controversial proposals to raise the women's state pension age to 66 by 2020.

The Treasury is reportedly discussing plans to axe higher-rate tax relief altogether. Here is a list of five things you need to consider (and two other ways the government can extract more taxes from pension savings).

US - The California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) has launched a new service which allows members to fill out and submit service retirement forms online.

EUROPE - European markets rallied this morning on news the European Union will support troubled Greece if it introduces additional spending cuts and a privatisation programme.

Lawyers at magic circle firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have started using Aries Pension & Insurance Systems' technical support service to analyse legislation.

Changes to accounting standards will hit the manufacturing industry with a £200m increase in finance costs, research suggests.

EUROPE - Lobbying by pension funds for independent valuation of hedge funds has fuelled a hiring spree for back office staff, research suggests.

UK - The Institutional Investor Committee has confirmed the membership of its newly-formed Advisory Council.