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THE GOVERNMENT must wield its power to eliminate uncertainty over the future of pensions, Labour backbencher Frank Field says.

THE GROWING cost of employing older workers could prompt employers to enforce compulsory retirement at 65 under new age discrimination rules, lawyers warn.

SCHEME-specific funding rules played a fundamental role in driving companies to plug their deficits last year, a new study shows.

The Accounting Standards Board admits there is no consensus over how salary increases should be reflected in pension scheme liabilities.

Discrimination guidance

THE Financial Services Authority is "totally out of order" using funds generated from excess fees to bail out the shortfall in its final salary scheme, advisers claim.

PEOPLE who are not paying into final salary schemes are failing to save adequately for retirement, research shows.

TPAS incentives warning

TRUSTEES are preparing to launch class actions against the government if it refuses to accept a European court case applies to all wind-up victims.

SCOTTISH council workers are being offered transitional protection on their pensions until 2020 - a move that looks set to outrage counterparts in England and Wales.