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Britain is among eight governments which have signed a letter saying they are "very concerned" that the cost of European Union pensions will rise to £2bn a year by 2045.

The PP Real Estate and Infrastructure Focus is a half-day conference developed to help pension fund investors gain a better understanding of real estate in the current economic environment.

The Pension Protection Fund has appointed Hermes Equity Ownership Services as its voting and engagement advisor.

The Independent Parliamentary Standards Committee has proposed a career average revalued earnings scheme to replace MPs' defined benefit plan.

Financial Services Authority chairman Lord Turner hinted yesterday that the Bank of England should consider writing off some of the £375bn gilt holdings purchased under quantitative easing.

The Public Service Pensions Bill will penalise members of the NHS scheme and "entrench disparities" within public sector schemes, the British Medical Association says.

Schools joining the government's academy programme are being forced to pay their share of local government pension scheme deficits over drastically shortened time periods.

De-risking strategies have been called into question amid record low gilt yields and a continuing period of low interest rates.

The Pensions Regulator has softened its approach to companies that cut back on contributions.

Helen Morrissey analyses the points of view on one of the hottest topics in pensions.