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Hornbuckle Mitchell has been ordered to pay compensation to the estate of a client after its poor service caused a terminally ill man "distress and inconvenience".

UK pension buyouts rise; UK pension schemes prepare for inflation; We can move fast, but not all the time

The pension scheme risk transfer market is set to grow a further £20bn over the next 18 months, Hymans Robertson figures predict.

A quarter of blue chip companies now only offer defined contribution pension schemes to their staff, Towers Watson research reveals.

JAPAN - Investors in Japan should look beyond the short-term impact of the crisis as the country will recover quickly due to its large foreign reserves, said Mark Mobius.

The £8.5bn Aviva Staff Pension Scheme is looking to increase its allocations to real estate related assets to 15% over the next two years as it looks for long-term, liability matching assets.

GLOBAL - Markets are continuing to fight back with all the leading indices trading in the black after G7 finance ministers agreed to cool the soaring yen.

UK - The £8.5bn ($13.6bn) Aviva Staff Pension Scheme is looking to increase its allocations to real estate related assets to 15% over the next two years as it looks for long-term, liability matching assets.

Asset manager F&C nearly doubled its votes against company management in shareholder resolutions last year, reflecting a tougher stance on corporate governance, the firm says.

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