Britain is among eight governments which have signed a letter saying they are "very concerned" that the cost of European Union pensions will rise to £2bn a year by 2045.

Local authority pension funds and other major shareholders will propose the appointment of an independent chairman at News Corporation.

The Pension Protection Fund has appointed Hermes Equity Ownership Services as its voting and engagement advisor.

Consolidating pension pots through a pot follows member system is more cost effective for than alternative forms of accumulation, Department for Work and Pensions statistics show.

The Independent Parliamentary Standards Committee has proposed a career average revalued earnings scheme to replace MPs' defined benefit plan.

The Public Service Pensions Bill will penalise members of the NHS scheme and "entrench disparities" within public sector schemes, the British Medical Association says.

Schools joining the government's academy programme are being forced to pay their share of local government pension scheme deficits over drastically shortened time periods.

The defined contribution market is "dysfunctional" and marked by "disingenuous" fund charges which halve the retirement income of members in low-cost schemes, the Pensions Institute says.

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Mercer, Aon and Blackrock must compensate a scheme member whose fund was depleted when invested incorrectly following an enhanced transfer exercise.