Schemes will be able to reclaim withholding taxes from Spain after the country's government amended legislation on the tax treatment of dividends.

SPAIN/EUROPE - Schemes will be able to reclaim withholding taxes from Spain after the country's government amended legislation on the tax treatment of dividends.

Preparing for auto-enrolment is among The Pension Regulator's top priorities set out in its corporate and business plan 2010-2013.

Defined contribution values are significantly lower than pre-recession levels, despite a 40% recovery in stock markets in the last 12 months, Aon Consulting says.

The government should prioritise encouraging people to save for their retirement rather than focusing on preserving tax relief, B&CE Benefit Schemes says.

The Treasury has failed to plan for changes in the size of the public sector when calculating pension costs, a National Audit Office report claims.

Seven more schemes entered the Pension Protection Fund in February, providing 2,535 people in the UK with present or future compensation.

Emma Dunkley talks to key personnel at The Pensions Regulator following a series of governance and administration workshops focusing on internal controls and record keeping

The Pension Protection Fund will diversify its assets to gain better returns while maintaining the same level of risk, the lifeboat fund says.

UK - The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) will diversify its assets to gain better returns while maintaining the same level of risk, the lifeboat fund said.