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Conservative work and pensions spokesman Chris Grayling has bemoaned the government's failure to tackle red tape in the Pensions Bill. Grayling says the reforms which are currently going through parliament are a "missed opportunity" on deregulation....

Lawyers are urging trustees and sponsors to move quickly and set up contingent assets to combat the "unpredictability" of Pension Protection Fund levy charges.

HR Trustees appointment

TRUSTEES of the two Admenta UK pension schemes have appointed Wragge & Co as their sole legal advisors.

AUSTRALIA - The current crisis affecting the world's financial markets and institutions should not deter institutional investors from holding firm with their investment strategies, according to analysts from Russell Investment Group.

The £7.9bn West Midlands Pension Fund has appointed JPMorgan to provide currency hedging for its non-UK assets.

West Midlands Pension Fund chief pensions officer Mike Woodall is to retire in September after more than 14 years with the scheme.

The Netherlands should increase its pension age to ensure fiscal sustainability, an Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development survey says.

THE insurance buyout market for defined benefit pension schemes is finally taking off, Aon Consulting claims.

Two new local government pension schemes have joined the Local Authority Pension Fund Forum taking its membership to 46 funds.