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PERFORMANCE related bonuses received by executive directors increased faster than salaries in 2006, Research Recommendations Electronic Voting research shows.

JAPAN - The government has endorsed reform bills to integrate the civil servants' pension programme with the private sector workers' scheme.

NEW ZEALAND - The state super fund has revealed plans to nearly treble its private equity investment to build a shock-proof portfolio.

MITHRAS Capital is to embark on a second round of fundraising among institutional investors for its private equity fund of funds following its successful first closing.

Chairman Peter Sparshott Director PricewaterhouseCoopers Sparshott has worked for Pricewaterhouse...

SOUTH AFRICA - The state pension fund manager rejected a R25bn (US$3.5bn) bid by Bain Capital for the retailer Edgars Consolidated Stores Ltd, in which it controls 3%.

THE £11.9BN BRITISH Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme is cutting its investment in index-linked equities.

Flat-rate pensions on agenda; Pension trustees cautioned over advisers; High costs led to DB schemes retreat; UK pension funds show jitters about rise in property valuation

HARGREAVES Lansdown has announced plans to list on the London Stock Exchange.

Chairman Monica Ma Partner Simmons & Simmons Ma is a partner in the pensions department of Simmon...