Regulation

Politicians from the three major parties are all complaining that, with all the media attention being focused on "Bigotgate", the leaders' debates and the prospect of a hung parliament, not enough time is being spent looking at the actual policies being...

Proposals to amend accountancy standard IAS19 could cut the earnings of UK firms by as much as £10bn, accountants and actuaries warn.

The International Accounting Standards Board has published an exposure draft of proposed amendments to IAS19, dealing with how pension costs are recorded in company accounts.

ITALY - A reform of the Italian pension system including auto-enrolment into a mandatory defined contribution fund should be considered in the near future to push Italians to save more for retirement, industry figures said.

Unison has slammed Liberal Democrat proposals to slash public sector pensions, stating it will "come back to bite them."

PricewaterhouseCoopers has become the latest firm to raise fears over proposed pension accounting changes.

US - The US Supreme Court sided with businesses in a dispute over the meaning of ambiguous pension plans, ruling that a federal trial judge should have deferred to Xerox Corp.'s interpretation of its plan.

When I wrote a story on the Lib Dem manifesto pledges on pensions, I hardly thought it would matter. They wouldn't win anyway.

The department for work and pensions' proposals to enable Pension Protection Fund compensation to be shared in the event of divorce will place administrative strain on the PPF, a consultant says.

Emma Dunkley previews the April 15 edition of Professional Pensions.