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BT's rivals have attacked the telecoms giant for seeking to charge customers to help plug its £8.8bn scheme deficit.

UK - British Telecom's rivals have attacked the telecoms giant for seeking to charge customers to help plug its £8.8bn (US$13.1bn) scheme deficit.

UK - A new batch of regulations could allow the unguaranteed part of the BT Pension Scheme to fall into the Pension Protection Fund, a lawyer said.

A new batch of regulations could allow the unguaranteed part of the BT Pension Scheme to fall into the Pension Protection Fund, a lawyer says.

UK - Some £7.8bn (US$12.3bn) of pension scheme risk transfer deals were completed in 2009, despite challenging financial landscape, analysis from Hymans Robertson revealed.

Some £7.8bn of pension scheme risk transfer deals completed in 2009, despite challenging financial landscape, analysis from Hymans Robertson reveals.

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.

UK - Hermes is to expand a new performance fee structure - announced for its funds of hedge funds in September - across its range of institutional products.

UK - Hermes Fund Managers has bought a majority interest in Sourcecap International, a growth oriented, active European equity manager.