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"Two-tier" company pensions are disappearing, with even senior executives unlikely to receive defined benefit plans, research shows.

Trustees will face far tougher laws on the personal details they hold on members later this month, law firm Hammonds warns.

Professional Pensions is linking up with fixed interest specialist PIMCO to run two regional seminars for trustees.

Pension schemes need to put more effort into learning about liability-driven investment strategies to get the best out of them, delegates heard.

Deregulation is needed if defined benefit pension schemes are to survive, a survey by the National Association of Pension Funds suggests.

Pension schemes can gain from the credit crunch by investing sensibly and understanding risk-pricing, delegates heard.

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A senior West Midlands councillor has urged ministers to delay implementing the new-look Local Government Pension Scheme.

Administration software provider Profund Solutions has acquired pensions accounts specialist Aviary for an undisclosed sum.

The government is to clamp down on firms abusing tax relief rules for large employer pension contributions by routing them through a new company.