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The Pensions Management Institute has strengthened its external affairs committee with the additions of Nigel Aston of PensionDCisions and Heather Quelch of Jardine Lloyd Thompson.

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NETHERLANDS - Dutch MPs are discussing today the controversial pension age reform with prime minister Jan Peter Balkenende and finance minister Wouter Bos.

US - The California Public Employees' Retirement System's (CalPERS) president Rob Feckner has urged the other members of the fund's board to support laws which would submit placement agents to the same rules as lobbyists.

SPAIN - Assets under management of pension funds falling under the individual system category decreased 0.63% during the month of October, data from research company VDOS Stochastics revealed.

UK - The Pension Protection Fund is expected to be fully funded by 2014, its chief executive Alan Rubenstein said.

UK - British Telecom's pension deficit of £6.8bn (US$11.2bn) could affect the wholesale prices charged to its competitors, following a review to be undertaken by Ofcom.

BT's pension deficit of £6.8bn could affect the wholesale prices charged to its competitors, following a review to be undertaken by Ofcom.

More than 1300 delegates have now registered to attend this year's Professional Pensions Show.

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