United Kingdom

UK - Union leaders have called on the government to introduce compulsion on the back of new research into stakeholder schemes.

UK - The National Pensioners' Convention has produced a manifesto containing more than 400 proposed legislative amendments, including changes to the Pensions Bill.

UK - Trustees are being urged to re-evaluate compromise deals drawn up in the past year after the regulator warned it would consider retrospective action.

UK - Prudential has launched a "new generation of flexible bulk annuity products" for schemes in wind-up.

UK - Workers who lost their pension pots when their firms collapsed are stepping up their protests for compensation - despite the government's offer of £400m over 20 years.

UK - Huntswood Outsourcing has appointed Cliff Harrison as head of consulting and Andrew Wheeler as senior consultant.

UK - Standard Life Investments launched a global index linked bond fund aimed at providing ‘low risk and real returns'.

UK - Less than 10% of small employers believe the Pensions Bill will improve occupational provision, research from the Association of Consulting Actuaries shows.

UK - The department of trade and industry has rejected claims it has raided the British Coal Pension Schemes to fund a health compensation plan for employees.

UK - Scheme members who have had their pension benefits cut under "Bradstock-type" deals will not be in line for compensation announced by the government.