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France's new Socialist government, led by President Francois Hollande, will today present a decree that will lower the state pension age for people who started work early in life.

Employers and unions have announced the details of a new local government pension scheme which will take effect from 1 April 2014. The scheme will have seven major features.

A widow who was forced to give up her tennis club membership after receiving a lower pension than she was entitled to has been awarded £1,500 in compensation.

Auto-enrolment will not be enough to close the pension savings gap and compulsory pension saving "should have started decades ago", a City of London chief warned.

The Local Government Association has urged the government to bring negotiations between unions and employers on Local Government Pension Scheme reforms to a "rapid conclusion" after ministers delayed approving the plans.

Shadow pensions minister Gregg McClymont has reiterated his call to remove the restrictions on the National Employment Savings Trust so it can compete more effectively with its rivals.

Hundreds of thousands of public sector workers are expected to join a 24-hour strike on Thursday against proposed pension changes.

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Public sector employers are running out of time to make sure they comply with incoming auto-enrolment legislation, experts warn.

Leading local government pension scheme figure Ian Greenwood has lost his seat on Bradford City Council removing him as chair of the £7.9bn West Yorkshire Pension Fund.