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Over the last three months, the contagion of the sub-prime market has burst the debt bubble. As a res...

Pensions are going to be a major battleground at the next general election - whenever prime minister Gordon Brown finally decides to go to the polls.

Work and pensions secretary Peter Hain has admitted pension wind-up victims have been "robbed" of their savings.

iShares has announced its MSCI emerging markets exchange traded fund has surpassed e1bn in assets under management.

Institutional investment into traded life policy funds has grown by 50pc in the last year, research shows.

Trustees should not rely solely on liability-driven investment to protect themselves from longevity risks, an actuary warned.

The California State Teachers' Retirement System has objected to proposed rules that could affect shareholders' rights.

Consumers are "completely disengaged" with pensions and regard annuities as "legalised robbery", The Pensions Report 2007 claims.

GERMANY - Growing demand from German multi-national companies eager to set up European pension vehicles to pool assets across countries has been thwarted by regulatory conditions, according to local asset managers and consultants.

A consultation on age discrimination law and its impact on flexible retirement has been issued by the department for work and pensions.