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UK - Proposals for easing the burden of regulations on employers providing pension schemes unveiled by minister for pensions reform Mike O'Brien, have been slammed by unions and experts.

UK - Britain's rapidly ageing population will create a significant problem for future pensions according to figures released today by the Office of National Statistics (ONS).

Including: UK - Morse appoints new consultants; US - Threadneedle goes 130/30; UK - Axiom's new MD and expansion; UK - Gartmore appointment; US - Russell launches DB plan review

GLOBAL - Rick Di Mascio, chief executive of Inalytics and chair of the T- Charter, has hit out at managers which signed up to the agreement only to immediately condemn it for not going far enough.

THE PENSION Protection Fund has admitted a further two pension schemes.

SWEDEN - The first AP fund has issued a mandate for Pacific equities Ex-Japan as part of a cyclical tendering process.

ESHARE has launched a survey to discover how environmentally friendly the pensions industry is.

NETHERLANDS - The ABP pension scheme has announced it would be splitting the fund into two separate components to comply with the recently passed Pensions Act 2007.

TREVOR Llanwarne has been appointed as the new government actuary.

SEI has launched a defined contribution fund range designed to make it easier for members to make investment choices and match their retirement goals