United Kingdom

UK - Proposed legislation on company reporting will be a "missed opportunity" unless vital changes are made, ministers have been warned.

UK - Members of the Ballast Wiltshier Retirement Benefit Plan - who are set to lose 70% of their benefits - are lobbying the government for pension compensation.

UK - Gaping pension fund deficits at 10 leading firms will deter potential buyers, Lane Clark & Peacock warns.

UK - Less than a quarter of FTSE All-Share company reports give any quantitative environmental disclosures, a study by the Environment Agency shows.

UK - Trustees may face pressure to relinquish contribution rate-setting powers if firms fear their pension schemes are deterring would-be suitors, lawyers claim.

UK - Scheme deficits at 200 of the UK's top firms could be erased in less than two years if markets rise and bond yields improve, Aon Consulting claims.

UK - The National Health Service has appointed Mercer Human Resource Consulting to review pension arrangements.

UK - Companies will enjoy improved industrial relations if they make one-off payments to plug pension scheme deficits, Mercer Human Resource Consulting claims.

UK - The government has demanded US auto component manufacturer Federal Mogul makes the "maximum possible contribution" to pensions owed to 40,000 UK workers.

UK - OPRA will be issuing a warning to employers and trustees about the powers of its successor.