United Kingdom

UK - HSBC Actuaries and Consultants has rapped rival firms which push smaller schemes towards generic multi-manager solutions.

UK - Opposition MPs have hit out at the government after it admitted that a report into the near collapse of Equitable Life would be delayed.

UK - Smaller firms are putting themselves at risk of bankruptcy by opting to wind-up their pension schemes, industry experts warn.

UK - Members of the defunct Restawile Upholstery final salary scheme have been told they will not receive anything from the Pension Compensation Board.

UK - High earners must be allowed back into the mainstream pensions system to get retirement savings back on track, key industry leaders have told the government.

UK - Legal & General is urging financial advisers to check whether their clients could be entitled to pensions tax relief.

UK - Opposing sides in the battle for compensation for former ASW workers want the same law firm to represent them.

UK - A 48-page guide for trustees and employers on restructuring occupational pension schemes has been published by Friends Provident.

UK - Ministers must remove barriers to saving to encourage greater take-up of pension scheme membership.

UK - Industrial giant Lonrho Africa will not appeal against a High Court ruling which denies it access to the pension surplus of a UK subsidiary's scheme.