Standard Life shows strong quarter figures because of A-Day; Over a million workers struggling to find employment because of age; Trade Reporting System Threatens City Profits; Two hedge funds call for break-up of Dutch supermarket group
TUC says raise on retirement age poses threat; Council funds invest in foreign exchange; Analysts predict 20% equity market plunge; Henderson deal boosts property market confidence
Liberal Democrats propose tax relief cuts; Aegon targets life and pensions acquisitions; Watson Wyatt profits double; UK equities weather terror scare
Small companies cut back defined benefit schemes; Local government schemes must have tighter auditing controls; Government launches campaign to encourage women to save for retirement; Aviva reports A-Day sales boost
Friends Provident reports pensions business boost; Curry's/PC World's CEO pension soars; Wall Street rattled by rate stay; Deloitte chief warns audit break-up will backfire
Hermes to advise BBC pension fund; F&C first half losses; PwC hits back at ABI; Pru sale urge denied
Prudential considers selling life assurance business; Pension funds should look into foreign exchange market; Hermes to advise BBC pension scheme; Two in five failing to save for retirement
TH Global could see pension plan scuppered; £72m turnaround for Morgan Crucible pension; Shock rise in interest rates; Ford blames pension payments for loss
PRIVATE sector to have key role in national pension plan; Actuaries cannot estimate life expectancy; Hedge fund blocks Telent takeover; Lazard almost doubles second quarter profits
Jardine Lloyd Thompson set to close defined benefit scheme; Companies put £12bn in pensions; NHS supports deal on pensions; Pressure on Vodafone chief executive grows over US link