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THE price of a self-invested personal pension is not one of the main determining factors when clients and independent financial advisors go about selecting a provider, research shows.

Financial services giant Norwich Union is planning to return millions of pounds in "unclaimed assets" to 40,000 customers.

Firms must not ignore pension issues in the rush to complete deals before next April's rise in capital gains tax, lawyers warn.

Trustees of collapsed pension schemes could be sued by the Pension Protection Fund for failing to protect its interests, a lawyer claims.

Demands on pension scheme trustees have never been greater. Trustee knowledge and understanding requirements have raised the bar and how they approach the decision-making process.

Qatari investment fund Delta Two has terminated its £10.6bn bid for Sainsbury's after failing to get backing from the retail giant's pension fund trustees.

Combining a more efficient approach to passive equity management with a portable structural bond strategy could be the "Holy Grail" of investing, delegates heard.

UK - As an increasing number of defined benefit (DB) schemes close, forcing workers to plan for their own retirement, research shows the majority of consumers still trust their own judgement or that of family and friends for retirement planning.

Pension Capital Strategies and Tactica Assurance have teamed up to offer schemes an investment product to guarantee liabilities over a 10-year period.

Xafinity Consulting is hosting a workshop in London to discuss the significance of employee health for private sector organisations.