United Kingdom

UK - The difference in pension fund returns is mainly because of asset allocation, according to Morley.

UK - The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has been praised by a government select committee for its first two years' work.

UK - Trustees have called on the Pensions Regulator to provide principles, not prescriptions, according to a report published today outlining responses to the body's governance discussion paper.

UK - The Pension Corporation's takeover of Marconi remnant, telent, may have stumbled as the would-be buyer secured seven days to "clarify" its position.

UK - Half of all workers currently aged 30 may live to the age of 100, according to figures released by Paternoster.

UK - Proposals for easing the burden of regulations on employers providing pension schemes unveiled by minister for pensions reform Mike O'Brien, have been slammed by unions and experts.

UK - Britain's rapidly ageing population will create a significant problem for future pensions according to figures released today by the Office of National Statistics (ONS).

UK - A further two failed businesses have transferred pension arrangements to the Pensions Protection Fund (PPF), safeguarding the retirement of almost 300 employees.

UK - The National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) has suggested more accountability by private equity firms could lead to increased pension fund investment in the sector.

UK - The Pension Corporation is "evaluating its options" after the Pensions Regulator appointed three independent trustees to the telent pension scheme at the request of the board.