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A seminar on how firms can implement green issues into their benefit packages is being held by Buck Consultants.

MORE than half of retirement savers are not putting enough money into their pensions for a comfortable retirement, a new survey reveals.

Incoming pensions ombudsman Tony King will expedite the bureau's mergers into the financial ombudsman service, the head of the FOS believes.

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Property derivatives wrapped as structured notes could develop into "the closest thing to direct investment in real estate" for pension funds, delegates have been told.

The tax bill for alternatively secured pensions could be reduced from 80pc to 64pc by using them as part of a group scheme, Rowanmoor Pensions claims.

COMPLAINTS about poor administration in occupational schemes are falling but similar problems with personal pension plans are soaring, new figures will show.

Traditional asset classes such as equities and bonds should not be abandoned by schemes, Morley claims.

IRELAND - The National Pensions Reserve Fund of Ireland (NPRF) has invested €80m in the JPMorgan Euro Managed Currency Plus Fund.

BALANCED pooled funds achieved a median return of 2.7pc in May, latest CAPS figures from Mellon Analytical Solutions reveals.