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European rules could hit bulk annuity providers; Commercial property demand slump; Banks try to offload £3.6bn of HBOS shares

MPs call for vote on Equitable Life compensation; Private equity firms struggle to fund Informa move; Tech shares hit by economic slowdown fears

Equitable Life victims ‘should get billions in compensation'; FSA regulators who failed to spot the Northern Rock crisis should lose pensions; Union targets private equity firms over pensions

Ombudsman to call for Equitable payouts; Cable & Wireless thinks again over transfer of pensions risks; Paternoster sees further strong growth

Alert on pension scheme liabilities; King rejects £100,000 pay increase

Proposal for pension annuity reform; Equitable Life draws up bidder shortlist; Advent launches convertible bond fund

Compensate Equitable Life policyholders, European Parliament insists; Regulation will not affect legitimate transactions; Short-selling costs double as investors are drawn to new strategy; Credit-rating agencies to face regulation

Equitable policyholders face tough fight for £4bn claim; Strike threat over surplus in BBC pension scheme; Hermes starts move towards boutique funds

Fears for investment in businesses with defined benefit schemes; B&B suffers double whammy; UK performs badly in private equity markets

Swiss Re to join pension buyout market; Asia sinks to lowest level this year; British Chambers of Commerce warns Britain is close to recession; Hedge funds hit troubled banks with a hiring binge