United Kingdom

UK - Pensions ombudsman pleas for extra staff have been turned down by the government.

UK - Mitchells & Butlers has unveiled a £1.9bn securitisation of its UK pubs and restaurants business partly to fund additional pension contributions.

UK - Defined contribution plans are not a safe haven from the minefield of final salary regulatory burdens.

UK - Seven ex-Gurkhas who claimed they deserved the same pension provision as British soldiers have lost their case for discrimination.

UK - Henderson Private Capital - the private equity arm of Henderson Global Investors - has taken over Vacant Property Securities for an undisclosed sum.

UK - The average pension has dropped in value by almost two-thirds during the past three years, new figures reveal.

UK - Anthony Hodges Consulting has appointed John Sansone as a principal consultant and Lorrie Burton as a consultant.

UK - Consultant Jardine Lloyd Thompson is looking to acquire one of its rivals, IPN's sister publication Professional Pensions can reveal.

UK - Talks over a new pay and pensions deal at car manufacturer Land Rover are deadlocked, trade unionists claim.

UK - The government has given what many will see as its final warning for pension schemes to embrace Myners's investment principles or face legislation.