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EMPLOYERS need to do more to overcome the challenges of "glass cliff" discrimination in the workplace, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development urges.

VIRGIN Media has appointed BUPA to offer healthcare cover to around 13,000 employees for the next three years.

NETHERLANDS/ARGENTINA - ING Group confirmed that it was still locked in talks to acquire Origenes AFJP pension fund from the Argentinean arm of Santander and its joint venture partner in the pension business Grupo Bapro.

Freeing investors from current "shackles" that prevent protected rights being put into a self-invested personal pension will be warmly welcomed, Standard Life says.

MILEAGE allowances should be linked to CO2 emissions to promote greener travel choices among employees, Provecta Car Plan claims.

FURTHER falls in retirement saving is "inevitable", Prudential's retirement income panel warns.

Government plans for generic financial advice have overwhelming backing from the public, new research shows.

Prudential has increased its stake in its joint fund venture with CITIC Group in China to almost 50pc.

PROPOSED changes to section 75 buyout debts will have a "catastrophic" effect on firms that want to leave a multi-employer scheme, experts warn.

The National Association of Pension Funds has dismissed fears stock market volatility will adversely affect schemes.