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Taunton School in Somerset has introduced a personal medical plan for its 377 staff.

Occupational pension schemes are the most sought after benefits for employees, according to research by Canada Life Group Insurance.

Watson Wyatt has more UK scheme assets under advice than any other "Big Four" investment consultant, an inaugural Professional Pensions survey reveals.

Insurance companies which offer deferred self-invested personal pensions with outsourced administration have been accused of "jumping on the SIPP bandwagon" by a specialist provider.

Personal accounts will not do enough to stem the current decline of occupational pensions, the Association of Consulting Actuaries says.

A group of 14 of London's biggest hedge funds have announced plans for an industry code of conduct.

Full details of next year's UK Pensions Awards will be unveiled in two weeks' time.

Lunch breaks are being consigned to history as workers prefer to finish their day early, employment law firm Peninsula claims.

UK - Paternoster has announced it took on a further £406m in pension fund assets in the third quarter of 2007.

Investec Private Bank has warned investors to "hold fire" as the fall-out from the recent global credit crunch is not yet over.