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THE government has refused to change legislation which would fully exempt a pension scheme from the Pension Protection Fund if it took out a policy with BrightonRock Insurance.

AEGON has rebranded its cross border pension solution business AEGON Global Pensions.

GLOBAL - Russell is to launch global style equity indexes in April, reflecting key growth and value segments of the Russell Global Index.

AUSTRALIA - Superannuation funds plunged an average 5% over January due to market corrections, according to the agency SuperRatings.

AUSTRALIA - A full-scale review of Australia's existing retirement incomes system needs to be launched by the new Labor government to deal with a confused and fragmented policy landscape, according to the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees...

THE £3.2bn Merchant Navy Officers Pension Fund has appointed Andrew Waring as chief executive.

THE Church of England is looking for a chairman for its pensions board.

ASHMORE GROUP has unveiled interim results for the last six months of 2007 - revealing a 68pc increase in profit before tax.

THE London Borough of Barnet is looking for an independent pension fund investment advisor for its £500m pension scheme.

UK - The government has today been urged to commit to a review of the regulatory regime governing companies such as Pension Corporation, as concerns continue over the future of the telent pension scheme.