The Church of England synod has voted in favour of extending pension rights for scheme members' civil partners.

British Telecom has agreed a 17-year recovery plan with its trustees in an attempt to tackle a £9bn deficit.

UK - British Telecom has agreed a 17-year recovery plan with its trustees in an attempt to tackle a £9bn (US$14.1bn) deficit.

Government plans to stage auto-enrolment will inevitably distort short-term competition between large and small firms, pensions minister Angela Eagle admits.

Four senior conservative MEPs are set to launch a legal fight against European Parliament proposals to tackle a £106m deficit in its pension fund.

EUROPE - Four senior conservative members of the European Parliament (MEPs) are set to launch a legal fight against European Parliament proposals to tackle a £106m (US$165.6m) deficit in its pension fund.

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The £162m PPG Industries UK pension scheme has appointed Hewitt to provide it with delegated consulting services.

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Premier Foods is the latest company to be linked with a big-money longevity swap deal as it seeks to offload £2bn of longevity risk from its Rank Hovis McDougall pension scheme.