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The first occupational pensions case to be considered by the Supreme Court, Bridge Trustees v Yates, will begin today.

Public sector workers will switch to a career average scheme, see their contributions hiked and their retirement age increase as part of government pension reforms, Danny Alexander says.

Chief secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander gave a speech on public service pensions to the Institute for Public Policy Research this afternoon. Here is what he said in full.

UK - Fidelity International has created a new defined contribution and Workplace Saving Business to be led by Julian Webb as part of a company restructuring exercise.

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GLOBAL - More new hedge funds launched in the first quarter of 2011 than any time since 2007, fuelled by a tailwind of industry assets breaching $2trn for the first time, research shows.

GLOBAL - Pension funds will continue to shift away from equities to bonds as a result of the latest changes to International Accounting Standards, Mercer says.

Pension funds will continue to shift away from equities to bonds as a result of the latest changes to International Accounting Standards, Mercer says.

EUROPE - The European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) has elected Claude Kremer as president for a two-year term.