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THE EUROPEAN Union's markets in financial instruments directive could lead to an "unjustified" feeling of confidence among investors, academics warn.

THE NATION'S deteriorating oral health will lead to large increases in work absence rates, HSA warns.

Gordon Brown must accept responsibility for the destruction of the pensions system, industry figures insist.

BLACKROCK is exploring the potential of defined contribution schemes with built-in self-investment options, PP can reveal.

THE PENSIONS Regulator has given employers "the single greatest incentive" to fund defined benefit schemes for more than 80 years, a leading pensions lawyer claims.

ASSETS from underfunded schemes in wind-up could be pooled to provide extra compensation for people who have lost their pensions under new government proposals.

MORE than 2500 workers at Grampian Country Food Group are due to strike over pension cuts and pay freezes causing chaos for the UK's big supermarkets.

Trade unions have rejected claims chancellor Gordon Brown's tax changes are to blame for the decline in occupational pensions.

THE AUDITING Practices Board has revised its guidance on the audit of occupational pension schemes.

ASSET management firms are under threat as they are failing to meet the needs of their employees and their clients, a new study warns.