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Competitive staff damage team spirit in the workplace, a survey for Investors in People shows.

INCLUDING: GLOBAL - PIMCO chief returns to the fold; UK - Personal Accounts appointment, UK - More join UNPRI, UK - F&C appointment

The government is going back to basics to raise the profile of pension saving.

UK - Pensions commentator Con Keating has rubbished suggestions the UK Pension Protection Fund (PPF) should use risk hedging to ensure a stable PPF levy - claiming it would mean "massively higher premiums".

TRADE union Unite has said the recent plight of Lil-Lets workers demonstrates the problems of private equity.

The Universities Superannuation Scheme - the UK 's second largest pension fund - has expanded its alternative assets team.

US- Continental Airlines has contributed an additional US$50m in cash to its defined benefit (DB) pension plans.

SL corporate boost

Threadneedle has changed its corporate identity and introduced a new look as part of a major rebranding project.

CBI boss tells union leaders private equity must provide more disclosure; UK feels strain as credit crisis worsens; Royal Mail faces further strikes; Squeeze-hit Golden Key gets a $1.5bn helping hand from BarCap