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A group of former Citi employees has launched a firm to help pension funds access alpha-generating investments.

The government should take responsibility for the Royal Mail's £8bn pension deficit, Richard Hooper says.

Treasury proposals to remove the requirement to annuities by age 75 will only benefit "those who need them the least", the industry warns.

Retirement solutions should have the flexibility to provide decent pensions and meet long-term care costs if necessary, the Association of Consulting Actuaries says

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UK - The increasing complexity of investment portfolio has made it necessary for transition managers to get involved in manager changes earlier in the process, delegates at the Global Pensions Transition Management Forum heard.

UK - Russell Investments has hired Tim Wilkinson, former managing director for EMEA at Mellon Transition Management (MTM), Global Pensions has learned.

UK - There is little transparency around the value algorithms add to transitions and how they are incorporated into the cost, Peter Halligan, an associate in the global investment practice at Hewitt Associates told delegates at the GP Transition Management...

GLOBAL - GIPS standards for transition managers may include aspects of the existing T-Charter, delegates at the Global Pensions Transition Management Forum heard yesterday.

EUROPE - EU proposals to regulate Europe's hedge fund industry are already transforming it, before the plans have even been ratified, officials at Martin Currie said.