Europe

UK - More than a third of UK business leaders plan to retire early, a survey by UPS shows.

UK - FRS17 liabilities are set to soar for firms with financial year ends at December 31, Jagger & Associates warns.

UK - Anthony Hodges Consulting has appointed Karen Heath as a project manager specialising in pensions communication.

UK - The Trades Union Congress has launched an online pensions calculator to show people how much they need to save to guarantee a decent retirement income.

UK - Distribution company Wincanton has closed its £280m final salary scheme to new members and will open a money purchase scheme in April.

UK - A massive deterioration in business support services group Amey's pension fund will hit its profits, a City analyst claims.

UK - Companies will have to put £10bn a year into schemes over the next decade to plug their growing FRS17 deficits, Watson Wyatt claims.

UK - Anxiety over pensions is reducing workers' commitment to their firms, Aon Consulting claims.

UK - Generous financial incentives for the lower paid are the best way to plug the pension gap, research by Axa shows.

UK - Fund managers which neglect their shareholder voting rights have come under fire from corporate governance experts.