Members of failed Christmas savings club Farepak's pension scheme have been asked to contact the trustee before it moves into the Pension Protection Fund.

Competitive staff damage team spirit in the workplace, a survey for Investors in People shows.

INCLUDING: GLOBAL - PIMCO chief returns to the fold; UK - Personal Accounts appointment, UK - More join UNPRI, UK - F&C appointment

The government is going back to basics to raise the profile of pension saving.

UK - Pensions commentator Con Keating has rubbished suggestions the UK Pension Protection Fund (PPF) should use risk hedging to ensure a stable PPF levy - claiming it would mean "massively higher premiums".

TRADE union Unite has said the recent plight of Lil-Lets workers demonstrates the problems of private equity.

The Universities Superannuation Scheme - the UK 's second largest pension fund - has expanded its alternative assets team.

US- Continental Airlines has contributed an additional US$50m in cash to its defined benefit (DB) pension plans.

SL corporate boost

Threadneedle has changed its corporate identity and introduced a new look as part of a major rebranding project.