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SWEDEN - Pension funds look financially healthy enough to be able to ride out most of the negative effects of the current economic climate, according to research conducted by the Swedish Finans Inspektionen (FI).

UK - The new secretary of state for work and pensions James Purnell says he will be getting on with the big decisions for the future, following Peter Hain's resignation yesterday.

EUROPE - Defined contribution (DC) pension schemes offer the most appropriate means to create a single European market in pensions, according to a report from the European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA)

Former pensions reform minister James Purnell will take over as work and pensions secretary after Peter Hain resigned.

"Magic circle" law firm Clifford Chance has amended its pensions package to protect itself against age discrimination claims.

Japan's Sumitomo Trust & Banking is set to sell pension plans in China.

Hold tight - it is going to be a bumpy ride. That seems to be the message from all the world's major stock markets.

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Transfer times for funds paid into self-invested personal pensions will be slashed by new Financial Services Authority regulations, Hornbuckle Mitchell believes.

The Alternative Inv­est­ment Management Assoc­iation has updated its Offshore Alternative Fund Directors' Guide.