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EUROPE - Pension funds are facing a "double whammy" as their reaction to falling asset values exacerbates a rise in liabilities, warns a fiduciary manager.

European stock markets have given up early gains, which had been triggered by the European Central Bank saying it intended to buy up government debt.

Two of the trio of BA trustees who resigned their posts over the switch from RPI to CPI indexation have been re-elected to the board.

Pension funds are facing a "double whammy" as their reaction to falling asset values exacerbates a rise in liabilities, warns a fiduciary manager.

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Trustee boards should consider setting up separate sub-committees made up of member-nominated and company-nominated trustees to help tackle conflicts of interest, Atkin Trustees says.

Fidelity has launched a service it says will reduce employers' cost bases for auto-enrolment by limiting the affect on their HR, payroll and technology departments.

EUROPE - Hedge funds had much of their gains this year wiped out on Friday as half the alternative strategies reporting daily data to Hedge Fund Research's investable indices lost over 1% of their value in just 24 hours.

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AUSTRALIA - Milestone Group has launched a new Tax Expense Calculation module for superannuation funds.