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Employers who provide information on lifetime allowance potential tax charges in light of auto-enrolment have nothing to fear from The Pensions Regulator, delegates heard.

Ensuring employers are fully prepared for auto-enrolment is not only a duty of The Pensions Regulator and government but falls on the shoulders of industry as well, delegates heard.

Pension schemes need a clearer sense of the infrastructure deal flow to enable them to seriously consider investing in infrastructure projects, Mark Hoban says.

Financial secretary to the Treasury Mark Hoban has said the government will not allow European regulators to overrule it on pensions.

AUSTRALIA - RecruitmentSuper has been awarded a five-star rating for "outstanding value" for a second consecutive year.

EUROPE - S&P's decision to downgrade Italian debt adds to the pressure on EU legislators to take more decisive action to deal with Europe's mounting debt problems.

UK - Uniq, the chilled food supplier still 90% owned by its pension scheme, has reported a 47% rise in operating profits to £4.7m ($7.3m)in the first half of the year.

US - Federal employees would have to contribute 1.2 percentage points more of their salary towards their retirement plans under plans put forward by President Barack Obama.

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Uniq, the chilled food supplier still 90% owned by its pension scheme, has reported a 47% rise in operating profits to £4.7m in the first half of the year.