BT's plan to cut 10,000 jobs by March will not affect the agreed changes to its defined benefit pension scheme, the Communication Workers Union says.

MESSAGING standard ViaNova is a solid building block for straight-through processing but can be improved upon, Altus says.

Professional Pensions' "spat" with The Pensions Regulator was raised in the last House of Lords Pensions Bill debate.

LEBC Group has launched a national advice-based retirement service, The Retirement Adviser, in a bid to enter the at retirement market.

US - Attracting and retaining key talent in the current operating environment is as big a concern for chief investment officers of public pension funds as generating sufficient returns in the downturn, research shows.

Pension reform plan worries unions; Sterling falls have cost expat pensioners billions

Including: US - Russell Reed opens clean-tech investment manager; US - New Hampshire names interim director; UK - Xafinity wins Thales contract

EUROPE - The European Union proposed to regulate Standard & Poor's, Moody's Investors Service and other credit-rating companies, blaming them for ignoring conflicts of interest and risks that helped fuel the financial crisis.

UK - BT's plan to cut 10,000 jobs by March will not affect the agreed changes to its defined benefit pension scheme, the Communication Workers Union says.

US - Marsh & McLennan chief Brian Duperreault has urged treasury secretary Henry Paulson to take action to bridge the short-term pension funding crisis through a set of proposals to help companies with defined benefit schemes.