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Lancashire County Council has been accused of discriminating against 150 disabled fire brigade pensioners by trying to force them to submit to "illegal" data checks.

WORKERS at aerospace company Goodrich will begin a second one day strike on Monday, February 11 after its final salary scheme was closed to new members.

Threadneedle has acquired Invesco Perpetual's full service defined contribution pension business.

Prudential scrapped price inflation linked increases for its pensioners despite actuarial assurances that agreed additional funding would cover them, the scheme's retired manager claims.

Unscrupulous employers could exploit a number of loopholes to avoid paying contributions to personal accounts, consultants warn.

Cumulus has launched a long/short equity fund in a bid to profit from the financial impact of climate change.

The Metal Box Pension Scheme trustee board has been reduced from 10 to six to comply with member-nominated trustee legislation.

A bus driver who suffered two strokes won a discrimination claim against his employer because he was not offered retirement on the grounds of ill-heath.

Prudential scrapped price inflation linked increases for its pensioners despite actuarial assurances that agreed additional funding would cover them, the scheme's retired manager claims.

THE Pensions Action Group has won its judicial review case against the government, however, the department for work and pensions plans to appeal the case.