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It is less than 18 months since A-Day and already the blueprint for executive scheme members is start...

THE NATIONAL Association of Pension Funds has released dates for a seminar on regulation and a conference on trusteeship.

EUROPE - The voluntary supplementary pension fund for MEPs at the European Parliament has appointed Aon Consulting to conduct an actuarial study on the portfolio.

UK - The newsletter for trustees at Royal Dutch Shell has suggested contributions could be suspended to its £11.9bn UK pension fund for up to a year.

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UK PENSION schemes have been the surprise beneficiaries of the banking crisis thanks to the impact on corporate bonds, according to Aon Consulting.

NEW ZEALAND - The Government Superannuation Fund (GSF) Authority has reported a pre-tax surplus of NZ$553m, representing a return of 14.9%.

UK - Over 50% of the top 200 company pension schemes are back in surplus as a side effect of the summer's credit crunch, according to research from Aon.

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CONSERVATIVE MPs have promised to establish a pensions lifeboat fund to compensate scheme wind-up victims within the first three months of winning the next general election.