pensions

THIS MORNING'S PAPERS are focusing on a new lawsuit against Royal Dutch Shell, from a Dutch pension company.

Planned updates to CeMAP and CeFA from the Institute of Financial Services (ifs) triggered by A-Day requirements will affect those already studying for the qualifications, the institute has warned.

Standard life has launched an online business tracking facility for financial advisers as part of the ‘Client View' aggregation service on its adviserzone website.

Pension scheme deficts for the top 350 UK companies have increased by almost a quarter in 2005, claims research by Mercer Human Resource Consulting.

Scottish Life has a property weighting in its Balanced Managed Pension Fund, which is 12 times the sector average thanks to its "Managed Strategies" initiative.

Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs have published the section of the Registered Pensions Schemes Manual (RPSM), which covers employer contributions to pension plans after A-Day.

THIS MORNING'S papers are full of reports on Arcadia's decision that its 3,600 members of staff must work longer and pay more if they want to keep their current final salary pension scheme.

Laurie Edmans, Aegon UK's director of corporate development, has received a CBE for services to pensions reform in the New Year's Honours List.

Many advisers believe although the recommendations from the Turner report may increase interest in retirement planning, the proposals don't go far enough, claims research from Fidelity International.

THE IGNORANCE of some company pension fund trustees poses a serious risk to the UK's troubled retirement benefits system, according to Sir Bryan Nicholson, former head of the corporate governance regulator, reports the Financial Times .