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Schemes will not investigate the use of derivatives and swaps unless trustees are educated about them, delegates were told.

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Aberdeen Property Investors has launched a Russian property fund targeting pension schemes and other institutional investors.

STAKEHOLDER pensions are no longer the cheapest option and offer "very limited" investment choice, Hargreaves Lansdown has said.

UK - Major asset allocation changes have followed the switch by the Philips UK Pension Fund to a liability driven investment (LDI) strategy.

Final salary schemes could be among casualties of the fallout from the US sub-prime mortgage crisis, consultants warn.

Balanced pooled funds saw median returns of -0.3pc in August, BNY Mellon Asset Servicing's latest CAPS figures reveal.

Journalists at a regional newspaper group have been given salary increases following the closure of their final salary pension scheme.

High street retail chain BHS has updated its paper-based flexible benefits package to an online system from Vebnet.

A Chinese delegation has held talks with The Pensions Trust on pension provision for smaller and not-for-profit organisations.