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US - Robert Grady, the head of the investment panel that advises New Jersey's $72bn pension fund, said last year's Dodd-Frank law should be repealed because it impairs the competitiveness of US capital markets.

The UK's biggest defined benefit schemes have knocked £40bn off their deficits over the past year, as stronger equity performance pulls schemes towards full funding, figures show.

Pyramis Global Advisors, Dalton Strategic Partnership, Harmonic Capital Partners, Kempen Capital Management, Mirabaud

The Professional Standards Body for Transfer Incentive Exercises has published a charter to promote best practice for enhanced transfer value exercises.

Have you missed out on some of the biggest stories in pensions over the holiday period? Find out below, as we list the top ten most popular stories on www.professionalpensions.com over the past two weeks (18 April - 28 April).

Volatility hits pensions deficits

Financial education beginning at school and ultimately spreading throughout the entire population would reinvigorate pensions and long-term saving, the Association of Consulting Actuaries believes.

Building company McCarthy & Stone has launched a corporate wrap for its employees with Hargreaves Lansdown.

Trade union Unison has declared ‘war' on the government over public sector pension changes, warning the coalition it was heading for industrial turmoil over its reforms.

Pension funds are increasingly worried about the potential impact of inflation shocks on their portfolios, research by Mercer shows.