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Early auto-enrolment could increase pension pots by as much as 15% and help employers, industry figures say.

West Yorkshire Pension Fund head of pensions and investments Stuart Imeson is retiring today after 25 years of service with the scheme.

GLOBAL - The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) today voted to not move forward with plans to eliminate the use of government bonds to determine discount rates.

CANADA ­- Canadian pension fund returns have surged following a strong performance in the third quarter.

UK - Nine-tenths of trustees and sponsors believe deficits will increase at their next valuation, latest Hewitt research revealed.

CHINA - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has provided a US$500,000 grant to the People's Republic of China to help the country establish a rural pension system.

More than four out of 10 UK employers now give staff some form of choice in the benefits they receive, a Mercer statistics show.

High profile pension lawyer John Quarrell has lashed out at the financial regulators which shut down his company - accusing them of victimisation and underhanded behaviour.

There are signs the government is meeting some of the challenges facing the pensions industry, the Confederation of British Industry says.

Nine-tenths of trustees and sponsors believe deficits will increase at their next valuation, latest Hewitt research reveals.