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JARDINE Lloyd Thompson Benefit Solutions has taken over administration of ITV's defined contribution scheme.

Fund manager Hermes is embarking on a £717m investment programme in overseas property for its owner, the BT Pension Scheme.

F&C ASSET Management is launching a listed fund of hedge funds. The F&C Event Driven Fund will be listed in London in the second quarter of 2007. The fund already has capital commitments of £85m, said a spokesman.

INVESTMENT management firms could be forced to pay schemes hundreds of millions of pounds if the EU advocate general's opinion on value-added tax is upheld.

FRANCE - The French Pension Reserve Fund (FRR) has tendered one stand-by and five asset management mandates worth €5.8bn, or 18.5% of the portfolio.

Acquisitive life and pensions group Reliance Mutual Insurance Society is taking over the Hearts of Oak Friendly Society following a change in tax laws.

Schemes can expect strong returns from commodities over the medium term despite fears the "super-cycle" is ending, Credit Suisse Asset Management claims.

Deficits at Britain's top 200 pension schemes increased by £17bn in a week due to turbulence in global financial markets, Aon Consulting claims.

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The December 2002 consultation document, which heralded the introduction of so-called pensions simpli...