United Kingdom

UK/EUROPE - Employers have pledged to fight EU moves to change UK tax laws following a landmark ruling on cross-border pension plans.

UK - Marconi has asked the trustees of its £2.9bn hybrid scheme for extra time to top up the £112m shortfall in the fund.

UK - Workers at a Birmingham-based car battery maker have called a series of one-day strikes over plans to close their company pension scheme.

UK - The pensions ombudsman David Laverick has clashed with Law Lords over the remit of his jurisdiction.

UK - Workers at insurance giant Prudential and diesel engine parts manufacturer Delphi Diesel are threatening to strike over pension rights.

UK - Satellite broadcaster BSkyB faces tough questioning from pension funds over its chief executive's pay package which topped £7.4m last year.

UK - The majority of UK pension schemes would be unable to buy out their liabilities on wind-up, consultant Watson Wyatt claims.

UK - Hermes UK equity focus fund has won mandates from the Shell UK, Unilever and Dorset County Council pension schemes.

UK - Pension funds are taking a greater role in shareholder activism, but there is still scope to do a lot more, a new report claims.

UK - Britannic Asset Management has won its appeal against the pensions ombudsman's claim that it should answer charges of maladministration.