UK pension funds should sue BP for billions of pounds in compensation through the Texas courts for negligence in the run-up to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, a US law firm argues.

The Queen's Speech will not spell out specific measures on executive pay.

The trustee of the Nortel Networks UK Pension Plan is petitioning the US Supreme Court to gain access to the company's bankrupt US affiliates' cash.

The Cabinet Office has revised the terms of the ministerial pension scheme to prevent ministers receiving a higher pay-out for increased contributions.

The National Association of Pension Funds has called for a "watertight" exemption for UK pension schemes from the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act.

Employers are unaware of peripheral auto-enrolment duties that begin for companies of all sizes this July, a lawyer has warned.

The use of population-based indices in the longevity market has been called into question after figures revealed a growing life expectancy gap between socio-economic groups.

Industry groups have warned that the government's proposals to increase the voting threshold on executive pay risk creating "activist minorities" of shareholders.

The pensions regulator's investigation into Scottish architectural firm RMJM is moving to resolution after the company paid its late employer contributions.

The Treasury select committee has launched an inquiry into corporate governance in the UK.