United Kingdom

UK - The government has denied the Pensions Bill will be scrapped to make way for new laws to ban fox hunting.

UK - Russell/Mellon has added 15 new European and 11 new global product groups to its AMI asset manager database.

UK - Scottish oil exploration firm Cairn Energy has replaced Bradford & Bingley as part of the FTSE100, following a quarterly review of the index's component parts.

UK - Trade unions have warned of more strikes to defend pension benefits unless the government takes "radical action" to halt the growing crisis.

UK - The pension shortfall at defence and aerospace giant BAE Systems jumped by £500m in the first half of this year to £2.6bn.

UK - Law firm Hammonds is holding a series of courses on trustee essentials and responsibilities.

UK - The Pension Protection Fundís guarantees are worthless unless the government underwrites them, the Lords heard.

UK - Nordic Financial Systems (NFS) has appointed Jeroen van Gelderen as a senior business manager serving its European customer base.

UK - The government must put another £2.6bn into its Financial Assistance Scheme to compensate workers who have lost pension savings, Ros Altmann claims.

UK - Raising the retirement age could wrap employers up in costly red tape when it comes to hiring and firing older workers, UK business information and advice provider Croner has warned.