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A HIGH Court judge has slammed the Pensions Ombudsman over "startling and disturbing" delays in dealing with a complaint.

GERMANY -The number of Germans using state-subsidised Riester-Rente pension products to save for retirement has quadrupled according to figures from Bundesverband Investment and Asset Management (BVI).

STRUGGLING UK schemes are increasingly looking at offering members enhanced transfer incentives but are fearful of being the first to do so, an adviser claims.

THERE is no evidence of widespread mis-selling of pension policies used to contract out of the state second pension, the Financial Services Authority says.

MOVES to encourage employers to help staff give up smoking have been criticised by the British Chambers of Commerce.

WATSON Wyatt has published a book to help pension funds invest in private equity.

FIRST quarter bond issuance increased 9pc to $937bn (£451bn), latest figures from the International Capital Markets Association show.

THE PUBLIC Administration Committee has called on the government to further extend the Financial Assistance Scheme to ensure all scheme wind-up victims are treated equally.

TRUSTEES and investment managers predicted an increase in share indices and commodity prices in the coming months, research shows.

Inducements, whereby employers offer members a financial incentive to transfer out of their defined b...