Legislation

UK - Pension Protection Fund officials will need "psychic powers" to separate deserving firms from unscrupulous claimants, industry experts warn.

UK - Pension scheme deficits which were said to be in excess of £100bn for FTSE100 schemes have now shrunk to under £50bn, riding on "favourable" investment changes, consultants estimate.

UK - A new EU directive could be a death knell for final salary schemes or expose the government and firms to claims from members, experts warn.

UK - Most employees are willing to pay more for defined benefit schemes in the future, a recent survey found.

UK - Schemes have made an 11th hour bid to amend the government's proposed changes to priority order rules.

UK - Credit Suisse First Boston's plans to consolidate its 14 final salary and money purchase schemes will make it vulnerable to discrimination claims, leading lawyers say.

UK - Industry experts were not impressed by Gordon Brown's efforts in his pre-Budget speech to sweeten the pill for his controversial proposals on individual pensions limits.

UK - Companies would retain their final salary schemes if they received tax breaks from the government, new research concludes.

UK - Workers do not want to phase-in their retirement despite government pressure on them to do so.

UK - Actuaries are making a last ditch bid to persuade the government to amend plans for a £1.4m cap on pension savings.