The House of Commons' Business, Innovation and Skills Select Committee is expected to scrutinise the treatment of pensioners following Heineken's takeover of fellow brewery Scottish & Newcastle in 2008.

Introducing a £140 a week single-tier state pension will reduce pensioners living below the poverty line to 10% in 2025, down from 16% in 2009, research shows.

The £4.1bn London Pensions Fund Authority has boosted its shareholder voting and engagement by handing £1bn in global equities to Dutch fund manager Robeco.

UK - Companies are needlessly paying £5bn ($8bn) into defined benefit pension schemes because their funding targets are more than 10% higher than necessary, PwC research finds.

UK companies are needlessly paying £5bn into defined benefit pension schemes because their funding targets are more than 10% higher than necessary, PwC research finds.

UK - Large-scale, collective private sector schemes should be set up in competition to NEST - allowing companies to offer DC without running their own scheme, the incoming chairman of the National Association of Pension Funds says.

The National Association of Pension has appointed Martin Mannion as chairman of the investment council of the funds.

UK - There is an "overwhelming consensus" among the industry that costs in defined contribution schemes should be clear, simple and comparable, the UK Pensions Regulator says.

Wendy Mayall, chief investment officer for Unilever's UK and Ireland pension scheme, is leaving her position after 16 years to rejoin the consulting industry.

Standard Life has dismissed James Verner following the conclusion of an internal investigation.