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We may be in the post pensions simplification era, but scheme managers could be forgiven for wonderin...

STAFF should be allowed to take smoking breaks to help reduce stress levels following the recent workplace ban, healthcare adviser BUPA Wellness says.

PROFESSIONAL PENSIONS has launched its first ever administration survey in a bid to discover the issues facing schemes and the challenges they will have in the future.

SPINNAKER Group has launched a low-cost master trust which, it says, can lead to big savings for defined contribution schemes.

Conservatives are calling for a parliamentary vote to approve Paul Myners as head of the personal accounts delivery authority amid accusations of "cronyism".

ENTIRE trustee boards - not just individual trustees - should have sufficient knowledge to run a scheme, the department for work and pensions' deregulatory review recommends.

NETHERLANDS - Bedrijfspensioenfonds voor de Koopvaardij (Merchant Navy Pension Fund) has chosen ABN AMRO Mellon Global Securities Services as global custodian for assets valued at €1bn.

THE NUMBER of pension schemes using derivatives to hedge liabilities has trebled over the last year, research shows.

In recent months a number of press articles have suggested the funding levels of many pension schemes...

People are too young to buy a lifetime annuity at 60 or 65, retirement planning firm Living Time says.