CONTROVERSIAL changes to the BBC pension scheme are being put on hold until next year's actuarial review after ballots showed unions split.

EUROPE - Companies' pensions liabilities have become a plague to the private equity industry, claimed a survey commissioned by Mercer Human Resource Consulting and Marsh and Kroll.

NETHERLANDS - ABP and PGGM have taken stakes in the world's largest private sector carbon fund, Climate Change Capital (CCC).

SCOTTISH Widows Investment Partnership has been appointed by Isle of Man government to manage a £150m absolute return portfolio for its National Insurance investment account.

Nuffield Proactive Health has helped energy provider Centrica develop a "wellness" package for engineers.

GOVERNMENT plans to give parents the right to choose the hours they work could do more harm than good, warn employers.

The number of exchange-traded commodity (ETC) funds has almost doubled following the launch of 29 new vehicles by ETF Securities.

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PENSION liabilities are having a "significant impact" on private equity deals and are becoming a influential factor in bid negotiations, latest research reveals

SHAREHOLDER initiatives - such as the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) - are failing pension schemes, a major signatory claims.