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PERSONAL accounts will lead to pensions apartheid and a general leveling-down of contributions, a survey by the Association of Consulting Actuaries reveals.

ETF Securities has seen a "flood of demand" since launching its precious metal exchange traded commodity platforms.

One scheme in 10 is breaking the law by failing to offer additional voluntary contribution members an open market annuity option on retirement, research reveals

More than £100bn has been wiped off pension fund deficits in four years, research by Aon Consulting reveals.

Dalton Strategic Partnership has reported returns of almost 20pc on its Canadian opportunities fund.

So it is the end of the road for the pensions ombudsman's office.

THE PENSION Protection Fund has targeted members of all work-based pension schemes in an initiative to raise awareness of how the compensation scheme works.

UK - James Purnell, the Minister for Pensions Reform, has welcomed the findings of the Thornton review - despite a lack of support from the Association of British Insurers (ABI) about proposals to merge the Pensions Ombudsman (PO) and Financial Ombudsman...

THE INVESTMENT Manage­ment Association has changed its definition of cautious managed sector funds to boost understanding among trustees and investors.

PAN Trustees has expanded its services to include the provision of expert personnel for governance committees suggested by The Pensions Regulator.