The £1.92bn Social Housing Pension Scheme has slashed its funding deficit by £44m since September 2008, valuation figures reveal.

The trustees at publishing company Newsquest are facing accusations of irresponsible investment after the firm told employees it was planning to close its final salary scheme to existing members.

Lord John Hutton's independent public sector pensions commission should consider an LGPS-style framework for all taxpayer funded schemes, a consultant says.

Northern Foods will contribute a "proportion" of the £6.4m sale of loss-making frozen food products manufacturer Dalepak to Irish Food Processors Group to help fund its £146.4m scheme deficit.

The part-nationalised Royal Bank of Scotland has cut its pension costs by £144m compared with the first half of last year.

UK - The part-nationalised Royal Bank of Scotland has cut its pension costs by £144m ($230m) compared with the first half of last year.

The Pensions Regulator has appointed Nigel Peaple as head of corporate and international affairs.

The £16bn Barclays Bank UK Retirement Fund's IAS19 deficit rocketed to more than £4bn in the first half of 2010.

Tom Selby looks at the potentially costly clarification of equal pay regulations for local authorities

Premier Foods aims to close its defined benefit pension schemes to new members by April, next year in a bid to tackle a £431m combined deficit.