Section 75 changes have failed to simplify the existing rules and merely added more complexity to employer debt rules, industry figures say.

Pension funds' reaction to last week's market turbulence show governance standards have improved since the 2008 market crash, with many schemes moving to re-risk their portfolios, according to market experts.

Michael Bow's take on employer debt regulations

Trade union Unison has further rebuked a government plan to cut local government pension costs, labelling it a "dangerous financial gamble" for UK equity markets.

Government pension reform and the rising cost of defined benefit schemes is leading to increased centralisation and renewed focus on employee benefits by multinational firms, a study shows.

Some Royal Mail Pension Plan scheme members' pension payments were 1.5 percentage points greater than others due to the CPI switch, annual accounts show.

FTSE100 firms with pension schemes heavily exposed to equities dropped 26% in value this month, pushing the combined index deficit up £30bn in just ten days.

UK - An independent model of the Pension Protection Fund 7800 index shows the collective scheme deficit has plummeted £80bn over the past two weeks - equivalent to about £8bn ($13bn) every day.

An independent model of the Pension Protection Fund 7800 index shows the collective scheme deficit has plummeted £80bn over the past two weeks - equivalent to about £8bn every day.

About one quarter of adults approaching retirement in the UK is without an occupational pension, leaving them to face the prospect of working indefinitely, Baring Asset Management says.