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The deadline for written submissions for the Pension Scheme of the Year Awards is midday, July 20.

INVESTMENT management firms could be forced to pay schemes hundreds of millions of pounds following a ruling on value-added tax by the European Court of Justice today.

THE Institutional Shareholders' Committee has published a "comply or explain" framework for voting disclosure.

AUSTRALIA - Total superannuation assets in Australia tipped $1.1trn in Q1 2007 according to figures released by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA).

US - The Massachusetts secretary of the commonwealth, William Galvin, has filed a complaint against UBS claiming it gave hedge fund traders lavish gifts to win business from them.

THE PENSIONS Archive Trust will launch an educational outreach programme in a bid to put its collection to practical use.

The Pensions Regulator's toughened stance on clearance has been welcomed by two-thirds of scheme managers, an exclusive survey by Professional Pensions reveals.

The Pensions Regulator has allayed MPs' concerns over safeguards for occupational pension schemes during private equity deals.

Buy-out bosses set for second showdown with MPs; Union alleges private equity pension ‘rip off' at Lil-lets; GPs go to court over pension cap; Barclays moves closer to ABN Amro takeover after court rules on sale of US arm

AXA Investment Managers has won a £550m mandate from the HSBC Bank Pension Trust.