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BT faces doubling of pension fund bill

Government plans to sell off Royal Mail pension scheme assets is "absolutely the wrong thing to do", a former Downing Street pensions adviser says.

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Agency workers should be allowed to opt-out of auto-enrolment for three year periods to cut "severe" administrative costs, the British Chambers of Commerce says.

Around 80% of employers intend to keep their existing pension scheme in place with only 2% planning on offering a pure personal accounts option, Punter Southall research reveals.

The number of FTSE100 companies with total pension liabilities greater than their market capitalisation has more than doubled over the past year, Pension Capital Strategies research reveals.

Annuity transfer times have been "significantly" improved thanks to a Association of British Insurers' initiative, the association says.

NORWAY - The Government Pension Fund - Global (Oil Fund) has been buying a "considerable volume" of equities lately to take advantage of low valuations, Norges Bank deputy governor Jan Qvigstad has said.

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Regulations which relax the trivial commutation regime have finally been issued after their original announcement in the 2008 Budget.