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Pension legislation should focus on providing employers with incentives to run simple and transparent schemes, Mercer HR Consulting says.

A short-term bond issue by Société Générale gives investors exposure to the 25 largest private equity companies.

SCHEMES should be prepared for turbulence in the markets over the coming months, Baring Asset Management warns.

Why overlook trustee report?

The first billion-pound scheme buyout will take place this year, delegates heard.

THE CHANCELLOR has boosted the budget of the Financial Assistance Scheme from £2bn to £8bn in his budget.

WOMEN would find it easier to get senior roles if flexible working was more widely available, the Equal Opportunities Commission claims.

Consultants and pension providers have renewed pleas to ministers to ensure personal accounts do not lead to a levelling down of pension provision.

THE PENSION Protection Fund's compensation director Alan Duncan will leave the industry safety-net next week at the end of his contract.

SCHEMES would have seen better performance if they had held a proportion of assets in commercial property over the past 20 years, new research shows.