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Deregulation is needed if defined benefit pension schemes are to survive, a survey by the National Association of Pension Funds suggests.

Pension schemes can gain from the credit crunch by investing sensibly and understanding risk-pricing, delegates heard.

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A senior West Midlands councillor has urged ministers to delay implementing the new-look Local Government Pension Scheme.

Administration software provider Profund Solutions has acquired pensions accounts specialist Aviary for an undisclosed sum.

The government is to clamp down on firms abusing tax relief rules for large employer pension contributions by routing them through a new company.

Alexander Forbes Financial Services is running a series of free employee benefit seminars throughout the UK next month.

Premier Pension Services is surveying independent financial advisers to assess self-invested personal pensions.

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BELGIUM - The Dutch ministry of social affairs and employment has denied there is a hostile row between Belgium and the Netherlands because of Belgium's status as the sole host for pan-European pension funds.