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Barnett Waddingham has made Alison Hamilton, Sarah Brown, Paul Houghton and Matt Tickle partners of the firm.

Trustees of the Britannia Building Society Pension Scheme have filed a High Court claim against Eversheds, Mercer and Sedgwick Noble Lowndes over scheme equalisation advice.

BlackRock has agreed to buy Barclays Global Investors in a cash and shares deal worth $13.5bn (£8.15bn).

BlackRock has agreed to buy iShares as part of a $13.5bn (£8.15bn) cash and shares deal to purchase Barclays Global Investors .

UK/US - Officials at the newly acquired Barclays Global Investors (BGI) are making a bet that coming out from the Barclays Capital umbrella and becoming an independent firm will help assets grow quicker.

Pensions face perfect storm, warns HSBC; Fear of pension crisis grows as study shows more workers raiding savings; UK pension deficit eases as markets rise

The accumulated liability of unfunded public sector pension schemes is greater than the national debt, a Policy Exchange report claims.

The government has intervened in the Imperial Home Décor Pension Scheme legal challenge over fears the original ruling means it is in breach of European law.

The Pension Protection Fund has a total of 313 schemes in its assessment period - representing a total of 192,679 members.

Mercer has appointed Jerry Neudegg as principal and head of operational accounting in its outsourcing business.