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UK - Just a quarter of the UK pensions industry supports plans to make all schemes compliant with International Financial Reporting Standards, a poll shows.

JAPAN - Japanese pension funds plan to increase investments in alternative assets and pare their holdings of domestic bonds and stocks this fiscal year to diversify portfolios and bolster returns, a survey showed.

UK - Chilled food maker Uniq's losses have fallen following the pioneering debt-for-equity deal which saw its pension fund take a majority share-holding.

The final months of last year saw a dearth of buyout activity due to uncertainty stemming from a lack of Consumer Prices Index-linked instruments, Punter Southall says.

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Just a quarter of the UK pensions industry supports plans to make all schemes compliant with International Financial Reporting Standards, a poll shows.

Chilled food maker Uniq's losses have fallen following the pioneering debt-for-equity deal which saw its pension fund take a majority share-holding.

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The Pensions Regulator must become "more engaged, more relevant and responsive" in its dealing with employers sponsoring defined contribution schemes, JLT Benefit Solutions says.

NETHERLANDS - Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP saw its liabilities drop by €11bn ($16bn) in the first quarter primarily because of rising interest rates.