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Employers have welcomed government plans to cap taxpayer contributions to civil service pensions.

CAPITA Hartshead has launched its 14th annual pension scheme administration survey in a bid to analyse costs and trends in the sector.

Unsustainable and unfair public sector pension deals have been attacked by the Confederation of British Industry.

FIRMS must improve pension disclosures in company accounts to ensure they are not misinterpreted by investors and other stakeholders, Report Leadership urges.

SCHRODERS has launched a diversified global equity fund targeted specifically at small and medium sized pension schemes.

FTSE GROUP has launched a new index to let investors track the performance of real estate investment trusts.

Technology and manufacturing giant ThyssenKrupp Elevator UK has discontinued its cash-for-cars scheme.

THE PENSIONS ombudsman has found Standard Life Trustee Company guilty of maladministration for leaving funds invested in cash for seven years.

FORMER British diplomat Sir James Hodge has been appointed as chairman of the Society of Pension Consultants.