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Have you missed the biggest stories in pensions this week? Find out below, as we list the top ten most popular stories on www.professionalpensions.com over the past seven days (27 August - 2 September).

Hewitt Associates has completed its previously announced acquisition of US consulting firm Ennis Knupp.

NETHERLANDS - Dutch pension funds and other institutional investors lead the field in non-listed real estate fund investing in Europe, research shows.

The Leicestershire County Council Pension Scheme has challenged Aegon Asset Management to deliver £10m annual investment outperformance after handing the firm a £2bn asset allocation mandate.

Will Nest leave the coalition with egg on its face over pension savings?; Pension liabilities jump 20pc in a year to hit £1.2 trillion

Live Nation Entertainment has launched an online total reward and flexible benefits scheme for all permanent UK employees after its merger with Ticketmaster.

Hermes Real Estate Investment Management has appointed Chris Taylor as chief executive.

JAPAN - Japan's public pension fund, the world's largest, will increase asset sales by more than five times to about ¥4trn ($48bn) this fiscal year as payouts rise with the nation's population ageing.

Pension liabilities for UK private sector final salary pension schemes reached £1.2trn in August.

IRELAND - Falling French and German bond yields coupled with declining equity markets in August have left Irish pension funds with the renewed prospect of funding difficulties, Hewitt Associates says.