United Kingdom

UK - Government pension reforms will cost pensioners much more than estimated, Liberal Democrats claim.

UK - Rolls Royce workers will have to "take most of the pain" for keeping their final salary scheme open.

UK - Plans to make pensions liabilities transferable under law will have a devastating impact on corporate rescues, a leading recovery specialist claims.

UK - Aspen Annuities has written to the UK's top 1000 pension schemes because it fears they may not be getting the best deal for their members.

UK - Workers are being barred from paying over £300m into their pensions every year by prohibitive tax rules on cross-border pension funds, new research shows.

UK - Bus company First Group has rationalised its 35 pension schemes into one new scheme for all its employees.

UK - Moves to help address the problems IFAs are facing over professional indemnity cover have been unveiled by the Financial Services Authority.

UK - Local authorities have been short-changed if they have used cash from council house sales to plug scheme deficits.

UK - Putnam Investments has appointed Maria Garcia Lomas as vice-president of high grade research in its London office.

UK - Government proposals to reform the UK savings market will mean new stakeholder products will reach low and middle earners, Royal London believes.