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UK - Compensating workers who lost pension entitlements when their firms collapsed would be too expensive, pensions minister Malcolm Wicks said.

UK - James Binny has quit his position as currency specialist at Gartmore to take up a new position in the currency brokerage division of ABN Amro, London.

UK - Company solvency fears are putting trustees on a collision course with scheme sponsors, Trustee Risk Management chairman Brian Holden claims.

UK - Orbit Benefits has developed an internet package designed to encourage employees to take more interest in their pension plans.

UK - Henderson Private Capital, the private equity arm of Henderson Global Investors, has appointed Guy Pigache as partner in its infrastructure team.

UK - Employee contributions to the Local Government Pension Scheme could soar by 50% under proposals put out to consultation by the government.

UK - Scheme-specific funding proposals will put trustees back in the driving seat, OPAS chief executive Malcolm McLean.

UK - The pensions ombudsman's office is getting another eight members of staff taking the complement to 35.

UK - Rows over who will pay the costs of the government's Pension Protection Fund have broken out across the industry.

UK - The National Association of Pension Funds is backing the appointment of James Murdoch - son of media mogul Rupert Murdoch - as head of BSkyB.