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The Swiss government is to permit pension fund contributions to be made after retirement age.

Regulation of self-invested personal pensions by the Financial Services Authority has boosted the market, advisors believe.

FIRST STATE Media Group is set to launch its first media and entertainment rights fund - aimed at pension schemes and other institutional investors - by the end of the month.

Prudential M&G has launched a new fund aimed at giving schemes easier access to secured debt.

JPMorgan Asset Management has launched four 130/30 funds targeted at pension schemes and other institutional investors.

Strong governance is "clearly linked" to superior performance among the world's leading institutional investors, research has found.

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The Scottish Parliamentary Pension Scheme is to undergo a wholesale review ahead of implementing new rules specific to Holyrood.

The Scottish Public Pensions Authority has confirmed changes to the NHS pension scheme which will come into effect in April, 2008.

The Financial Services Authority has published a briefing paper in a bid to prepare the industry for the introduction of the European Union's Solvency II legislation.