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The Professional Pensions Show - the occupational pensions industry's biggest two-day conference and exhibition - will be twice as good next year!

MEXICO - MetLife is to buy the pension fund operations of Grupo Actinver in a deal which will see the local asset manager selling its parent company's domestic products.

UK - telent's net pension scheme deficit has been reduced by £51m in the past six months, the company's latest results have revealed.

UK - telent's net pension scheme deficit has been reduced by £51m in the past six months, the company's latest results have revealed.

GLOBAL - Qantas has reached an ‘in principle' agreement with the Australian Services Union over pay, conditions and superannuation contributions.

FINLAND - Finnish investment institutions have invested in nickel and copper projects in North Finland, run by Candandian based firm Scandinavian Minerals.

Concentration of research on large-cap stocks has opened opportunities for pension schemes to boost returns in small-cap markets, Pictet believes.

INCLUDING: AUSTRALIA - UK - NAPF supports Solvency II position; AMP appoints head of credit markets; UK - Workers retire early

UK - The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has vowed to continue to its seven-year battle to win equal pension and sick pay rights for thousands of retained firefighters, following an Employment Tribunal hearing last week.

Credit crunch will hit real economy, says CBI chief; Investor claims HSBC misled shareholders over bonus plan