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THE PENSIONS Regulator has gone out to consultation on guidance to further clarify how it will use its powers in respect to corporate events, such as mergers and acquisitions.

FIRMS could be forced to provide pensions and other benefits to temporary staff if European legislation is implemented, the Confederation of British Industry warns.

CONSULTANTS Watson Wyatt has developed a check list for companies who are considering making changes to their scheme.

GERMANY - German asset manager Union Investment has teamed up with R+ V Insurance to offer a new funds-linked pension portfolio for self-employed people and government workers.

NEGOTIATIONS between Royal Mail and the Communication Workers' Union over modernisation plans have been extended - and are set to continue into the weekend.

Ministers are still "divorced from reality" when dealing with scheme wind-up victims, Pensions Action Group campaigner Ros Altmann says.

DIRECTORS of the UK's top companies have amassed huge pension pots while cutting benefits for their staff, the Trades Union Congress claims.

ABERDEEN Property Investors has launched its second Asian fund of funds in a bid to offer investors real estate exposure to selected funds across the Asia Pacific region.

LONDON Underground workers suspended industrial action midway through a three day strike after receiving guarantees over pensions.

MORE than a quarter of adults in the UK have made no provision for retirement, figures from the Alliance Trust annual retirement confidence index show.