UK - Scheme deficits will increasingly make or break mergers and acquisitions, lawyers warn.
UK - Supermarket giant J Sainsbury is aiming to slash its early retirement costs by £6m a year.
UK - Law firm Wragge & Co is holding a series of pension training seminars at its Birmingham offices this month.
UK - Trustees of defined contribution schemes risk legal action from members for failing to meet higher expectations of "professionalism", experts warn.
UK - Hewitt Bacon & Woodrow has bolstered its investment team with the appointment of Jeff McMahon (pictured) and Yusef Samad.
UK - Age Concern wants a Royal Commission to investigate the pensions crisis.
UK - The £10bn British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme is outsourcing its corporate governance functions to Hermes Pensions Management and urging others to follow suit.
UK - Trade unionists are considering legal action against chemical giant Akzo Nobel over reinstating workers to its final salary scheme.
UK - BT and its staff will make tax and NI savings of around £20m over the next year from a pension salary sacrifice scheme.
NORWAY - Spiralling oil prices has forced the Norges Bank to resume purchases of foreign currency for the Government Petroleum Fund.