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The Dorset County Pension Fund has joined the Local Authority Pension Fund Forum - taking its membership to 44 funds.

CANADA - Pension funds are pushing the country's move into foreign bond markets, according to a Greenwich Associates' fixed income survey.

Members of the Pensions Action Group held a protest outside the Labour Party conference to highlight the plight of scheme wind-up victims.

Section 75 buyout debt unfairly hampers multi-employer schemes and should be scrapped, law firm Wragge & Co pension team director Jane Kola says.

Final salary schemes would be more employer-friendly if rules on restricting access to surplus funds were relaxed, delegates heard.

Amro Asset Management head of UK institutional sales and global head of consultant relationships Shamus Young has died. He was 39.

Bulk buyout specialist Paternoster has rejected a survey which claims the market is "stagnant" and has failed to live up to the hype.

CANADA - The Canadian Pension Plan (CPP) Investment Board has committed US$125m to a joint venture sponsored by a real estate private equity firm.

The Society of Pensions Consul-tants has welcomed government assurances it recognises the importance of early communication before introducing personal accounts.

TUC seeks ‘champions'