Chrysalis Group latest to sell off scheme surplus; Hammerson sells interest in One London Wall
Paternoster seeks to boost acquisition chest; Insurers voice payoffs concern
Zwirn winds down principal funds; Scheme closure boosts Zetex; Price-cutting leads to jump in retail figures
Pensions regulator wins new powers on buy-outs; More agency staff rights will cost jobs, says CBI
M&B suitors discuss gag deal; Barclays mulls US investment banking expansion; Credit Suisse suspends staff after asset writedown; Alliance & Leicester posts one-third drop in profits
Proposals to add pressure on pension funding; Barclays reports profits of £7bn
Ministers willing to look at rules on pensions; Clearer view of pension costs in the offing; Northern Rock takeover brings back nationalisation; Staff 'claim £1bn false expenses'
Pension funds face a shortfall of billions; Standard Life cuts longevity risk through £6.7bn Canada Life deal; Sovereign wealth funds find new private equity bedfellows
Private equity creating jobs, says BVCA; Doubts hang over future of Pickfords; UBS posts $13.7bn sub-prime write-down
Unilever pension fund dispute heads to court; Equity falls likely to hit Hargreaves Lansdown, says chief; Prices set to soar