Delayed retirement can prevent eurozone ‘ageing crisis'; Agius succession stirs big merger speculation; Private equity groups lure senior executives from public companies; SMG rejects UTV merger offer
Employers resist plans allowing unions to negotiate pensions; Companies consult investors in bid to avoid bonus rows; Birds Eye staff get pensions promise; LAPFF letter encourages equal pay for women
Baugar puts £44m into HoF pension scheme as part of bid package; Fears grow over rate rise; Private equity industry wins tax fight; Rothschild moves to private equity
BMI in union talks over pension contributions; Immigrants who stay in UK for as little as one year eligible for state pension; NPSS practical workings; Hedge funds face risk ratings
Sellafield workers to strike over pensions; Sheffield Forgemasters returns to profit after PPF rescue; Food prices jump sparks inflation fears
Executive rewards fail to reflect performance; Equity market pulls hedge funds down; Rate rise expected; Lockton buys Alexander Forbes
Tax simplification boosts pension sales; Corporate cash balances rise on fears of economic slowdown; Slough Estates to become REIT
MFI in talks with Merchant over furniture stores; NPSS plans attacked; House of Fraser is set to back a bid from Baugur; Planned NTL buy-out has not yet won Branson and Huff backing
Inflated pension payouts for top bosses must be curbed; PIMCO bets on global slump; Working pensioners drive up unemployed; City bonuses reach record £19bn
Institutional investor pessimism over global economy at 10-year high; Saga joins fight for wind-up compensation; City-office investments break five-year record; Inflation falls despite soaring utility bills