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UK - The £1.3bn ($2bn) Lancashire County Council Pension Fund is to increase the power of its investment panel in a bid to reach full funding.

UK - BAA has shaved a further £37.1m ($61.5m) off its defined benefit scheme deficit, results show.

UK - Just a quarter of the UK pensions industry supports plans to make all schemes compliant with International Financial Reporting Standards, a poll shows.

UK - Chilled food maker Uniq's losses have fallen following the pioneering debt-for-equity deal which saw its pension fund take a majority share-holding.

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UK/US - Fiduciary manger P-Solve is to acquire insurance market consultant and software specialist Meridian as part of its diversification strategy.

UK - Employer contributions to funded workplace pensions have risen by £16bn ($26bn) in just two years, as employee contributions plummeted by £3.5bn over the same period, figures show.

UK - Plans to allow early access to pension savings have been buried after a consultation revealed "insufficient evidence" it would encourage more saving, the Treasury says.