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FUND managers' appetite for risk dropped sharply in March following the sell-off in global stocks in February, new research reveals.

GERMANY - Germans must strengthen private and company pension provision in order to avoid a significant drop in income during retirement , stated a survey released by Fidelity International Germany.

ACCOUNTING standard FRS17 is spurring schemes to adopt failing investment strategies, the Association of British Insurers claims.

SCHEMES withdrew more than £11bn from UK company securities last year, latest figures from the Office of National Statistics show.

HSBC Investments has launched a global absolute pension fund aimed at small and medium-sized schemes seeking exposure to hedge funds.

US - The former CEO of USA Mining Inc has been instructed by a federal district court to restore almost US$5m to the pension plans of Standard Coosa Thatcher (SCT) Yarns Inc.

The National Association of Pension Funds has recruited a team of third-party administrators to represent its PensionsForce programme.

MEMBER-NOMINATED trustees must feel properly valued in order to continue their role, trustees say.

STANDARD Life Investments has launched an investment-only funds platform for defined contributions schemes.

The government's refusal to update existing company share option plan rules is a missed opportunity, Pricewaterhouse-Coopers believes.