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The latest Professional Pensions Conjecture debate - to be held on September 21 -will look at the key issues surrounding pension scheme longevity swap deals.

The Pensions Regulator could move to make data integrity checks mandatory if record keeping guidelines are not properly adopted, administration providers say.

Longevity hedging will become more popular than buy-ins over the next twelve months, a straw poll by Pinsent Masons reveals.

Company pension rules shake-up mooted; Government under fire for cutting short talks.

Here it is - a full list of the winners of the Pension Scheme of the Year Awards 2009.

The government has launched a consultation on plans to relax employer debt rules.

EUROPE ­- Listed companies need better ways to communicate with long-term institutional and retail investors to avoid a continued outflow of funds from equity markets, EuropeanIssuers (EI) said.

US - Exactly one year after the largest corporate pension funds touted a 100% funded status, liabilities hit a record high while solvency levels swooped to 75% last month, according to data by Milliman.

UK - Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has downgraded its long-term debt rating for ITV because of a "ballooning" pensions deficit and poor first-half performance.

GLOBAL - Some 181 of the world's largest global investors have issued a joint call for policy makers to take "strong action" against climate change ahead of key negotiations to be held in Copenhagen this December.