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UK - Today's auction of inflation-linked British bonds garnered the lowest demand since October 2008 as analysts said the government's planned changes to pension indexing created uncertainty for fund managers.

AUSTRALIA/CANADA - The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) has bid A$3.5bn (US$3.1bn) for Macquarie-backed Australian toll road operator Intoll Group.

Majority of schemes polled claimed deferred members would be hit by move

Auto-enrolment and the Nat­ional Employment Savings Trust must be simplified if either is to be a success, industry experts say.

More pension schemes are adopting a dynamic de-risking approach and are seeking investment opportunities in social housing to meet liabilities, Redington says.

The initial charges associated with the National Employment Savings Trust Corporation could be increased to help cover the £280m deficit incurred by the national scheme at launch, industry experts say.

The coalition government must communicate its long-term vision for pensions to the public ahead of the 2012 reforms, experts say.

Britain's optimism about retirement is lagging behind the USA and Canada, according to research from Sun Life Financial of Canada.

J.P.Morgan Asset Management has launched an alternatives portfolio in a bid to help small to medium sized schemes access asset classes including hedge funds, infrastructure and private equity.

GLOBAL - J.P.Morgan Asset Management has launched an alternatives portfolio in a bid to help small to medium sized schemes access asset classes including hedge funds, infrastructure and private equity.